Originally published at https://evannex.com on January 12, 2022.
In the early days of industrialization, most manufacturing companies were vertically integrated. Automakers such as Ford owned mines and steel mills, generated their own power, and operated their own delivery fleets. …
Originally published at https://evannex.com on January 11, 2022.
Which car company is best poised for the future? One of Europe’s top business schools, IMD, recently released their Future Readiness Indicator study and focused (specifically) on the automotive sector for its analysis. …
Originally published at https://evannex.com on January 10, 2022.
Nearly all automakers suffered a massive blow in 2021. Except one. According to the Wall Street Journal, “Tesla has emerged as one of the auto industry’s biggest winners in a year plagued by semiconductor shortages and snarled global supply chains. …
Originally published at https://evannex.com on January 7, 2022.
Of all the various government programs designed to encourage electrification, the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions standards, working in tandem with NHTSA’s fuel economy rules and California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, are arguably the most effective. …
Originally published at https://evannex.com on January 6, 2022.
European oil companies are getting into the EV charging business in a big way-whether that’s a good thing remains to be seen, but Shell’s new “EV hub” in London certainly looks impressive.
The oil giant, which currently operates a network of nearly…
Originally published at https://evannex.com on January 5, 2022.
Car dealerships are a vestige of the 20th century which-like many outmoded and counterproductive industries-is being kept alive by political machinations. Tesla never wanted anything to do with the dealership model, and neither do any of the 21st-century auto startups. …
Originally published at https://evannex.com on January 4, 2022.
Of the new crop of EV startups, Rivian Automotive is widely considered one of the most promising, especially since the company raised a sizable pot of cash in a $11.9-billion stock offering in November. …
Originally published at https://evannex.com on January 3, 2022.
Elon Musk always had a vision for Tesla in the Chinese market. And, according to the Wall Street Journal, “President Xi Jinping defiantly pledged to make China the world’s future innovation and industrial center. Key to his plan was Elon Musk.”
“Mr…
Originally published at https://evannex.com on December 30, 2021.
Tesla’s stock price has displayed a significant degree of volatility throughout 2021. It’s no wonder — it feels like everything was volatile this year. An ever-changing political atmosphere, ongoing societal shifts, and a stubborn pandemic have been subject to winds of change…
Originally published at https://evannex.com on December 29, 2021.
Of all the innovations Tesla has brought to the auto industry, not the least significant is the unified computer architecture used in its vehicles. This has enabled many of the wonderful Tesla-only features that owners rave about, and it’s not too much…
