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Hyundai taps EV startup Canoo to develop electric vehicles

TechCrunch LA

Hyundai Motor Group said it will jointly develop an electric vehicle platform with Los Angeles-based startup Canoo, the latest startup tapped by the automaker as part of an $87 billion push to invest in electrification and other future technologies. The company rebranded as Canoo in spring 2019 and debuted its first vehicle last September.

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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

TechCrunch LA

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. One of those is greater demand for EVs after the pandemic. Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000.

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GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven

TechCrunch LA

Maven continued to operate in Detroit, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. ” Maven was designed to bring and expand several of GM’s existing test programs under one brand. For instance, the company launched in 2017 Maven Reserve in Los Angeles and San Francisco to allow customers to rent its GM-branded vehicles for a month at a time.

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Relativity, a new star in the space race, raises $140 million for its 3-D printed rockets

TechCrunch LA

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. “We’ve spoken to what amounts to billions of dollars in potential demand for the company over time… They need a faster, better, cheaper solution.” space industry.

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

TechCrunch LA

After five days in Austin for SXSW, I headed to Los Angeles, actually Hawthorne, for Tesla’s Model Y unveiling. VW also has a partnership with AV startup Aurora to integrate self-driving systems in custom-designed electric shuttles for VW’s new Moia brand. — Seleta Reynolds (@seletajewel) March 16, 2019.

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How To Tune Business Strategy For Long-Term Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, as an angel investor, I still see too many new business owners who are convinced that their biggest challenge is to get money to start, and once launched with some initial success, they can relax. Demand continuous innovation to keep up with change. Make sustainability a key design objective for every step.

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Interview with Ilya Pozin, Cofounder of Pluto TV

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In January, Los Angeles-based Pluto TV (www.pluto.tv) was acquired by Viacom for $340M, one of the largest acquisition deals so far in the region this year. I started a web design company, and ended up going to college in Florida, but kept on running the company on the side. Ilya also founded Coplex, a startup development studio.

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