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Other than Tesla, none of the pure-play EV Auto OEMs are going to survive. Tesla is with us only through the courtesy of fiscal subsidies and monetary excess (ZIRP, QE, the Fed's Covid-related stimulus activities including its various credit facilities, ETF purchases and monetization of the CARES Act). Without that fiscal and monetary excess, the … Continue reading The Pure-Play EV Game Is Over
Boeing (BA) senior management and Board requires an overhaul. We first wrote that Boeing ought to replace its CEO and Board back in September 2020 and as recently as February 2021, well before Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary voiced his opinion. Boeing is a Technology company that would do well to look to the Technology sector … Continue reading Boeing Requires An Overhaul
The Auto OEM of the future will be vertically integrated across traditional automobile components, batteries and alternative power sources, software and chips. BYD (tkr: BYDDY) is a prime example of a vertically integrated Auto OEM given its Automotive and Battery operating segments. Ford (tkr: F), today announced it is partnering with GlobalFoundries (tkr: GFS), to … Continue reading Vertically Integrated Auto OEMs
Our view is that the key to an EV's success is an inexpensive and reliable power source. That power source is of course batteries. Thus, if one tries to gauge who the EV OEMs of tomorrow may be, look no further than the current crop of EV Battery suppliers. For it would be far easier … Continue reading The Battery Is Key To The EV
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (not a founder as he claims) admitted he does not enjoy being CEO today in the SolarCity trial. The Teflon will eventually wear off of pied piper Elon Musk. Mr. Musk was accused of fraud by the SEC in 2018 and was subsequently in violation of his SEC settlement. Mr. Musk … Continue reading Why Would Anyone Follow Elon Musk Into Battle?
Instagram is on to APIs. Biden's budget implies stagflation. EV poster child Elon Musk will benefit from Biden's spending plan beginning in 2023. Ransomware attacks continue to expose the fragility of our legacy technology systems. Last month we wrote about API strategy. Instagram (tkr: FB), recently opened its platform via APIs to enable Instagram messages … Continue reading Instagram, Stagflation, EVs and More Cyberattacks
Joe Biden's EV fever dream can't become reality without the U.S. investing heavily in nuclear energy. Are Americans ready to have that conversation? Electricity comes from the wall unit of course but what is the source of that current? We updated our electricity source table (below), courtesy of the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Natural Gas, … Continue reading EVs, Musk, Biden and Homer Simpson
Biden's 10-Year Climate Plan - which the Administration is pursuing without the approval of Congress - will tax American companies and citizens. We expect: more bogus carbon offsetting programs across all industries (including Technology), higher consumer energy prices and job losses for Americans. This centralized government power grab is also sure to create enormous fraud … Continue reading Biden’s Climate Plan Is A Tax On Companies And Individuals
Elon Musk is happy for prospective Tesla customers, sell-side analysts, buy-side investors and his Twitter followers to believe that Tesla vehicles are fully autonomous when that could not be further from the truth (see our earlier article regarding Autonomous vehicle permits). This fallacy helps promote the narrative around Musk as a genius entrepreneur (newsflash: Musk … Continue reading The Blood Is On Elon Musk’s Hands
If you believe that the Federal Government is an efficient capital allocator you will love Biden's "infrastructure" spending program. Similarly, if you are a "GreenTech" executive or entrepreneur, this massive spending program is shaping up to provide a long-term tail wind. Government officials will have trillions of newly printed capital to play with. Slim chance … Continue reading A Breakdown of Biden’s $2.3 Trillion Green New Deal
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