VC Daily: Lime Scoots Out of Pandemic Blues, CEO Says
Good day. Shared electric-scooter rental startups took a huge hit when the pandemic all but froze their critical commuter and tourism-rider segments. But scooter startup Lime’s Chief Executive Wayne Ting said in an interview for The Wall Street…
How Jeep is going electric, with CEO Christian Meunier
This week I’m talking to Jeep CEO Christian Meunier — and there’s a lot to talk about. Jeep just announced its second hybrid electric vehicle in the US, the Grand Cherokee 4xe. It also announced a plan for its first electric car in 2023 and to have EVs…
Xiaomi CEO says firm to mass produce its own cars in H1 2024 -spokesperson By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Xiaomi logos are seen in Hong Kong, China June 23, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Xiaomi Corp Chief Executive Lei Jun said the Chinese smartphone maker will mass produce its own cars in the first half of 2024,…
PlayStation Games Reaching Hundreds Of Millions Is CEO Jim Ryan’s Goal
Head of PlayStation Jim Ryan noted in a recent interview that he’s frustrated by games being gated by platforms via things like exclusivity. Head of PlayStation Jim Ryan wants to see the company’s first-party games reach hundreds of millions…
This electric car can go 520 miles on a charge but the CEO doesn’t think that’s important
It’s not just a little longer, either. The Air goes an estimated 115 miles farther on a charge than the Tesla. It’s even farther than most gasoline cars can travel on a full tank. But Lucid’s chief executive Peter Rawlinson, who once…
Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson Said Company Will Not Close
Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson said the company would stay operating despite a string of scandals. Ozy’s board said on Friday the startup would close after cofounder Samir Rao impersonated a YouTube executive during a fundraising call. Watson called…
Audi CEO says brand’s EVs are almost as profitable as its other cars
After, oh, a hundred years or so of building vehicles primarily powered by internal combustion engines, automakers around the world have been and still are pumping billions of dollars into the development of electric vehicle technology. Everything from…
Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson claims the company is still ‘open for business’ after folding last week
On Friday, after weeks of punishing criticism for its questionable business practices, the digital media company Ozy Media announced that it was shutting down. “It is therefore with the heaviest of hearts that we must announce today that we are…
Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker says Lordstown is ideal for producing its new ‘PEAR’ electric car
(WKBN) – It didn’t take long. Just hours after news broke of a possible deal between Lordstown Motors and Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn, automotive publications were suggesting Fisker Motors will use the largely empty Lordstown complex to produce…
GM CEO Mary Barra Is Head of the Business Roundtable. It”s Good for the Stock.
Text size Mary Barra, General Motors CEO, was named head of the Business Roundtable. Erin Kirkland/Bloomberg The Business Roundtable has named General Motors CEO Mary Barra as the first woman to head the association of notable CEOs, taking over from…