Tag: future
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Inside Bhavish Aggarwal’s bold dream to make India a global hub for electric vehicle production
In the past few months, even as Bengaluru was slowly recovering from the brutality inflicted by COVID-19, about 140 km away, at a large factory spread across 500 acres of land, there is hope being engineered. More precisely, around 4,000 workers have been toiling away relentlessly to ensure Ola Future Factory is ready to manufacture…
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The Perils Of Not Articulating A Clear Vision
It simply took three years ahead of Ford’s CEO Jim Hackett retired. In May 2017, Ford hired him to be CEO. Mr. Hackett had been CEO of Steelcase, the office furniture company. While in Steelcase, he joined Ford’s Board of Directors and oversaw Ford’s Smart Mobility unit. When Ford was starting to slip Bill Ford,…
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Poker Players Discuss Bitcoin’s Rise, Potential for Sustained Growth
Most poker players have been significantly invested in more than just their poker games. Take Bitcoin, along with other cryptocurrencies, for instance. Doug Polk, among others, produced some daring takes lately on Twitter in regards to Bitcoin, which is now hovering around $50,000. What does the future hold for Bitcoin? (Image: Forbes) Polk, who formerly…
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The Hummer EV, the Harley-Davidson E-Bike, and Higher Ed
Blog: Learning Innovation October has been a big month for us electric mobility nerds. First came the Hummer EV reveal, and next came the announcement of a Harley-Davidson electric bike. What about this $112,595 1,000 horsepower electric vehicle, this still unknown price or specifications e-bike, has anything to do with colleges and universities? The answer to…
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California is rushing to add solar power. Did recent blackouts just shade state’s green future?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain They sit on oceanfront property in Southern California, a fleet of aging gas-fired power plants that not only pollute the air but also kill sea lions and other marine life. They’re also capable of powering up to 2.8 million homes. Until now, these nine generating units were facing a shutdown by…
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How is your utility’s strategic plan evolving?
It’therefore difficult to forecast the future. We ’re very, very bad. But, we keep striving. We must keep trying–and shifting, evolving and adjusting. The utilities sector has been attempting to forecast the future because the days of Tesla and Edison. Sometimes we win. Sometimes we must re-evaluate. These days, it’s a dance to reevaluate, and…
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2019 Nonfiction Reviews
Blog: Learning Innovation Tesla, 'Insane Mode', and Online Education What the battery-powered transportation transition tells us about the digital learning revolution. Alt-Ac Training, Higher Ed Careers, and 'Demography: A Very Short Introduction’ What would your Very Short Introduction be about? How 'Rule Makers, Rule Breakers' Might Explain the Academic /…
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MbS Goes Elon Musk On Steroids: Seeks Flying Cars, Electric Dinosaurs, Robot Maids, & Glowing Sand For Barren Saudi Desert
In northwest Saudi Arabia, in which many folks today visit a barren wasteland, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has pictured the long run, and in accordance with this Wall Street Journal, it is something straight from an Elon Musk wet dream, complete with flying crane, robot maids, robot dinosaurs, and robot martial arts, unlimited…