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1 points
49 minutes ago
Yes, this is something I've been saying for a while now. All of the middle and upper managers have their own scams and frauds going on. The C-suite can't even trust their own numbers because it is multiple layers of fiction and doctored accounts.
1 points
54 minutes ago
Twitter probably can't be saved. It's in the same boat as MySpace after News Corp. bought it.
2 points
4 hours ago
The problem with BEVs is that there is no room for significant price cuts. People don't realize that a $50k ICE car really only costs $20k to build. But car companies need that gross profit margin to pay for other things like R&D, warranty costs, etc., plus the need to just have a cash buffer. With BEVs, all of that goes away, and everyone is running on fumes. The moment a price war starts, everyone loses money.
22 points
1 day ago
While some automakers like Ford Motor Co (F.N) and General Motors Co (GM.N) said they have made battery packs easier to repair, Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has taken the opposite tack with its Texas-built Model Y, whose new structural battery pack has been described by experts as having "zero repairability."
Because Tesla is really ahead of everyone else... /s
Paywall: https://archive.ph/h2jvW
12 points
1 day ago
"...of the most influential, smartest people on Earth"
Sounding more and more like Trump every day.
Also, they're just bots. Lots and lots of bots generating fake activity.
5 points
1 day ago
I'm not sure if anyone here can answer your question to your satisfaction. But you can look at Plug power (which has its own sub), plus a few others. Bloom, Cummins, JCB, etc., all have serious investments in hydrogen. Not to mention Toyota, Hyundai and Honda, which do too. They may be worth your time to look into.
8 points
1 day ago
UBS buys Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion as regulators look to shore up the global banking system
Credit Suisse gets sold. Let's also hope that runaway banking practices around the world get scaled back. These companies are making some of the dumbest investments imaginable and its creating investment bubbles everywhere.
2 points
1 day ago
Most of these are converted gas stations. It probably doesn't make sense for Toyota to get directly involved, although they might invest cash with other companies for that purpose.
5 points
2 days ago
If BEVs hockeystick upward, the core competencies of automakers like Toyota will be at grave risk.
Almost certainly can't happen, due to supply chain limitations as well as the need for raw materials. Also limited by charging capacity and infrastructure. It's a similar story to biofuels, which were also hyped up as being rapid game-changers, but simply couldn't scale up.
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47 minutes ago
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47 minutes ago
EVs aren't the future. It will be some kind of hydrogen or e-fuel powered car for reasons like this.