Archive: electric vehicles
Angel Insider: The Dangers of Disrupting the Auto Industry
By Early Investing on January 10, 2023
It’s a tough gig for electric automakers right now. Electric vehicle maker Rivian originally forecast it would produce 50,000 cars in 2022. Then it cut that production target in half to 25,000. And it still missed the target. Rivian produced 24,337 vehicles last year and delivered only 20,332. Tesla, a rival of Rivian, also missed its production targets. Both companies saw their share prices plunge as a result. Both companies are…
Startup Insider: HEVO Breaks Into New Territory
By Early Investing on November 14, 2022
When we first recommended HEVO to First Stage Investor members in April, we were impressed by the company’s wireless charging technology for electric vehicles. A driver simply lines up their car with a pad on the ground that syncs…
Tread Carefully When Investing in Energy Startups
By Vin Narayanan on July 5, 2022
With gas prices averaging around $4.88 per gallon, people are clamoring for a solution that both drives costs down now and keeps costs down in the future. The problem is that a fuel crisis is the worst time to search for…
New Pick: A Moonshot That’s Charging Into the Autonomous Driving Era
By Andy Gordon on April 7, 2022
Autonomous driving hasn’t quite arrived yet. But it has spawned several startups that are playing a critical role in advancing autonomous driving technology and adoption. The startup Argo builds cloud infrastructure — including maps, software and hardware…
Developing Battery Tech for the Future
By Andy Gordon on January 13, 2021
There are lithium batteries in your smartphones… your laptops… and hybrid vehicles. Lithium represents 70%-to-90% of the battery market — and that market is about to soar. The lithium battery market is worth $112 billion annually now. It’s projected to reach $546 billion in 15 years. And lithium…