No car company is making more headlines right now than Tesla. Can the electric vehicle company stay ahead in the battle for electric car dominance?
Mark Rechtin, Executive Editor at Motor Trend, says Tesla's competitors are quickly gaining ground. Motor Trend tested out the Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf, and Chevrolet Bolt. Rechtin says that the Leaf and Bolt offer the best options, especially if you don't have $60,000 to spend on a Tesla.
Rechtin also discusses the ongoing problems Tesla is having with its Model 3 production. The company continues to fall behind its original target numbers, while its CEO Elon Musk is tweeting about a possible Tesla pickup truck. Rechtin says Musk should focus more on the Model 3 and less on his dream projects.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
The Libra Association has finally gained one major supporter: the e-commerce giant Shopify.
Brothers Khalil and Ahmed Abdullah of Decoy Games are stepping up to help other game developers of color get their footing in the industry.
Stocks fell in midday trading as investors fretted about more signs that a viral outbreak was spreading and a report showing a sharp weakening in U.S. business activity. Investors headed for safer territory.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, February 21, 2020.
With the purchase, Voyager is acquiring 40,000 retail accounts from Circle Invest, adding to its existing 200,000 users. Circle Invest users will be converted to the Voyager platform by the end of next month.
San Francisco-based Lending Club, which went public in 2014, matches borrowers with investors willing to fund their loans. Merging with Radius, a $1.4 billion-asset, Boston-based community bank, gives it a fast track to becoming a regulated deposit-taking company
Project Vector is not a new car model but rather a multi-use design that could serve as the bones for future electric vehicles with a variety of personal and commercial uses.
The New York City-based startup's biggest targets are companies looking to provide supplemental benefits to employees — a segment that it hopes will grow as the business world becomes more responsive to these kinds of health needs.
At a closed-door gathering in the nation’s capital last month, representatives from close to two-dozen renewable energy, electric vehicle, and environmental advocacy organizations began the early stages of handicapping which Republican senators might be willing to join Democrats in supporting lucrative tax credits for the various green sectors – most of which were axed at the last minute late last year.
