Teslarati
JULY 30, 2021
A new book about Musk from Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins claims Musk and Cook disagreed over the terms of a potential buyout of Tesla by Apple. “Higgins managed to make his book both false *and* boring,” Musk said, following the statement with several laughing emojis. “F you,” Cook reportedly said.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2020
Since 2016, Mercedes-Benz has been offering its customers the option of equipping as yet unconnected vehicles from older model series dating back to 2002 with the Mercedes me Adapter. Connecting the adapter with a smartphone means that connectivity services are no longer solely reserved to customers buying new cars.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 25, 2016
An abundance of choice matched with uncertainty in the marketplace is bringing about a reluctance to commit—giving rise to a “sampling society” that prioritizes trying over buying. Sustainability Blues (2014): The 2014 trend book addressed the world’s increasing concerns about water. This trend has not subsided.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
And, as the economist Bharat Anand points out in his celebrated 2016 book The Content Trap , proprietary complements tend to be more profitable than non-proprietary ones. As a further example, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos first began digitizing data about books as a way to facilitate more and greater book sales online.
Cars That Think
JULY 30, 2023
In his book, A Nameless Battery with Untold Stories , Kuribayashi recounted how he and a colleague sought out consultants in the United States who could help with the battery’s manufacturing. They asked company cofounder Nikola Marincic to turn the slurries into cylindrical cells, like the kind someone might buy for a flashlight.
Cars That Think
MAY 7, 2022
Adapted from the book BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell. They were buying a $249 thermostat—they were expecting a different kind of experience. In 2016 Google decided to sell Nest, so I left the company. The house took all night to heat up. Copyright 2022 by Tony Fadell. Problem solved.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
In 2016, a mild winter in Anchorage forced organizers of the Iditarod, the world’s most famous dog-sled race, to rely on snow brought in by train. Our history is not all written in books,” she said. A taste you won’t forget Dog sleds have crisscrossed the Far North since long before the days of “White Fang.”
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