Maria Merano

Veteran writer and editor, who believes harmony between tech and nature is achievable. We just need to learn to compromise.

Elon Musk’s xAI scores $1.08B priority NVIDIA order

Elon Musk scored priority access to NVIDIA for his xAI startup. Musk’s AI startup ordered $1.08 billion worth of NVIDIA’s…

SpaceX valuation estimated to hit $350B

SpaceX is reportedly discussing the possibility of selling insider shares, putting the aerospace company’s market value at $350 billion.  People…

Starlink becomes plan B for KRG 

Starling has become plan B for the Kativik Regional Government (KRG). The KRG plans to use SpaceX’s Starlink terminals to…

Stellantis board accepts CEO Tavares’ resignation 

Stellantis-board-ceo-tavares-resignation On December 1, 2024, Stelantis N.V.’s Board of Directors accepted Carlos Tavares’ resignation as the company’s Chief Executive Officer…

Stellantis-Samsung JV wins $7.54B commitment from US gov’t

A Stellantis and Samsung SDI joint venture, named StarPlus Energy LLC, won a commitment for up to a $7.54 billion…

Can the Tesla Chair be a bridge between Elon Musk & Australia? [Op-Ed]

Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm was recently asked if she could bridge the relationship between Elon Musk and the Australian Government. …

China invests ~$1 billion in Bolivia’s lithium

Chinese consortium CBC signed an agreement with Bolivia’s government to extract lithium. Under its agreement with Bolivia, CBC will build…

CATL dives into batteries for power grids

China’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) cell supplier, CATL, is diving into batteries for power grids. The Tesla supplier wants to…

BYD Indonesia expected to help electrify taxi fleets

BYD’s arrival to Indonesia is expected to help electrify taxi fleets. At least that’s what Indonesia’s largest taxi operator, PT…

Kia EV6 recall covers 2022-2024 models

South Korean automaker Kia Corporation is recalling 62,872 EV6 electric vehicles. The Kia EV6 recall covers 2022-2024 models.  According to…

How Rivian will help Volkswagen: Project Trinity (Op-Ed)

Note: This article will pick up from part one--How Rivian will help Volkswagen: Golf EV (Op-Ed). Rivian and Volkswagen’s $5.8…

How Rivian will help Volkswagen: Golf EV (Op-Ed)

Rivian’s technology will help Volkswagen with a string of old electric vehicle (EV) projects that have been developing for a…

Hyundai Motor & Kia unveil wearable robot for workers

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation’s Robotics Lab unveiled a wearable robot aid for industrial to boost efficiency and reduce…

BYD cleared of wrongful discount practices in Thailand

The Thailand government recently cleared BYD of wrongful discount practices. However, the Chinese automaker’s local distributor was fined.  In July,…

Redwood Materials on track to hit $200M revenue

Redwood Materials is on track to hit $200 million in revenue, according to the company’s CEO, JB Straubel.  Straubel recently…

Tesla Leads as Norway Completes EV transition

Norway is close to completing its transition to electric vehicles dominating its roads. Tesla is leading the charge as Norway…

Tesla Optimus heading to Japan

Tesla Optimus is in Japan. Tesla Japan’s announcement shared little information about visiting the company’s humanoid robot. However, it did…

Stellantis halts production due to poor Fiat 500 EV sales

Stellatnis is halting production at its historic Mirafiori plant in Turin from December 2, 2024, to January 5, 2025. The…

BYD Mexico Plant in limbo after Trump Win [Op-ED]

BYD’s plans for a car plant in Mexico may be in limbo after Donald Trump became the next President of…

Volkswagen India accused of allegedly evading $1.4B in taxes

Volkswagen-india-$1.4-billion-tax-evasion Volkswagen India has been accused of allegedly evading $1.4 billion in taxes by paying less import duties on components…