Simon Fabri' s blog – Perspectives on the world of the connected everything
About 25% of venture capital is invested in some form of climate tech companies, representing $50billion in 2022. But to what extent will new tech solutions help stave off a climate catastrophe and keep global warming in check? I have a look in this post.
A few months back, I wrote a blog post describing a road trip I went on with my family to the Scottish Highlands this summer. The aim of the article was not to show the world what a great time we had. That is what Instagram and Facebook are for if I were so inclined. Instead, I was curious to explore the viability of electric cars for more arduous journeys. Is an electric car any good outside its comfort zone … Read more…
This year, with covid travel restrictions changing daily, my usual family holiday in the sun looked trickier than ever so we opted for a much in-vogue ‘staycation’. Destination of choice: the Scottish Highlands. The only potentially complicating factor was that I am currently driving an electric car – a rather lovely Jaguar all-electric I-PACE. As the majesty of the Scottish landscape is matched by its scale, long drives were going to be inevitable. Would an electric car (or EV – … Read more…
In the second piece on this year’s CES, we look at Gogoro, a company we featured last year as it gained $150m worth of funding. There was much speculation as to what they were producing, fuelled by vague statements such as to “utilize the power of mobile connectivity and data analytics to transform energy distribution and management in the world’s cities”. Finally this week we found out. On the face of it, Gogoro launched an electric scooter, promising to revolutionise personal … Read more…
Gogoro, a well-funded Taiwanese start-up founded by big-hitting former HTC-execs with a name plucked out of the Tech industry’s random name generator has hit the headlines this week for raising a further $100m over an initial $50m in April 2011. Its broad aim, in rather fluffy terms is to “utilize the power of mobile connectivity and data analytics to transform energy distribution and management in the world’s cities.” Additionally, it is participating in the creation of a “more intelligent and … Read more…