Harri Weber
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French battery maker Verkor scores $2.1B to build gigafactory
Renault-backed french battery maker Verkor said on Thursday that it secured "more than €2 billion" to build its Dunkirk gigafactory. → Read More
Lyten is the latest EV battery startup to score hundreds of millions
Lyten, a startup that aims to crank out lightweight, lithium-sulfur batteries for EVs, announced a $200 million round on Tuesday. → Read More
Spotify strips lyrics from free tier for some users in new ‘test’
Spotify's user base is growing faster than ever, but its paid-subscriber growth isn't keeping pace with free listeners. That may be why it's exploring → Read More
Elon Musk reportedly settles defamation suit after saying he’d never ‘surrender an unjust case’
A defamation case brought against Tesla chief executive Elon Musk by critic Randeep Hothi is coming to a close. → Read More
EV owners in Texas face $200 annual fee
The Texas state legislature passed a bill that will charge EV owners in the state a registration fee that will be used to fund highways. → Read More
Honda says first e:Architecture-based EV is coming sooner than planned
Honda plans to release its first e:Architecture-based electric vehicle in North America a year early, in 2025. → Read More
Big-time VCs link arms for climate coalition
23 venture capital firms say they are teaming up to "build a robust movement" in the VC business to combat the climate crisis. → Read More
Three-wheeled EV startup Arcimoto shuffles leadership again
A newish leadership team is taking the reins at Arcimoto, which makes doorless, three-wheeled electric vehicles in Eugene, Oregon. → Read More
Netflix will crack down on password sharing this summer
Netflix says it'll start rolling out "paid sharing" in the U.S. a little later than planned, by June 30, 2023. → Read More
Netflix kisses mail-order DVDs goodbye
More than 16 years after pivoting to streaming, Netflix is saying goodbye to its mail-order DVD business, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said. → Read More
Internet abuzz over suspected redesigned Tesla Model 3
Car internet is abuzz over a photo that — some Redditors suspect — could show an update to Tesla's Model 3 sedan. → Read More
Apple (re)invents the iPod
Music is still the coolest thing about the iPhone, and it's one reason why iPod nostalgia bubbles up time and time again. → Read More
Gen Phoenix’s upcycled leather woos luxury brand investors
The materials developer formerly known as ELeather raises $18 million in fresh growth funding from Tapestry, Jaguar Land Rover and more. → Read More
Tesla’s silly new accessory is a big, tough home charger
Tesla's Cybervault charging station is more or less a Wall Connector in a decidedly Cybertruck-inspired case, and boy does it look tough. → Read More
Startup says the seaweed blobbing toward Florida has a silver lining
Carbonwave recently pulled in $5 million to put the hulking algae blooms to good use in things like cosmetics and faux leather. → Read More
Climate tech startups team up to decarbonize Arizona cement plant
Local governments in the southwestern U.S. are putting up $150,000 to back what they say is a pioneering effort to “turn air into concrete at scale.” The funds will help cover the cost of the “reference project,” a collaboration between two climate tech startups and a masonry firm in Flagstaff, Arizona. The firms expect construction […] → Read More
Honda’s aging hydrogen fuel cells get new life in data center
This is just a "proof of concept," said Honda, but the automaker aims to commercialize the tech and sees potential beyond data centers. → Read More
Everything Elon Musk and execs shared (and skipped) at Tesla Investor Day
Elon Musk and numerous other Tesla executives presented their vision of a clean energy future at the Tesla Investor Day event. → Read More
Startup inks $65M deal to help Air Force make ‘sustainable’ jet fuel on bases
Air Company lands up-to $65 million deal to help the U.S. Air Force capture CO2 and turn it into "sustainable" aviation fuel on-base. → Read More
Arcimoto promises new 3-wheeled EVs will steer better as it ramps up 2023 deliveries
Arcimoto, maker of doorless three-wheelers, says it is about ready to bang out some new electric vehicles with upgraded steering. → Read More