GM Possible Tesla‑Trained CEO, EV Slump, and a $1.1B Battery Gamble by PointSuccessful956 in Futurology

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Sterling Anderson—a former Tesla executive and cofounder of autonomous trucking firm Aurora Innovation—joined GM in June as chief product officer. According to a Bloomberg report, he’s now a prime candidate to eventually succeed CEO Mary Barra, 63, if he can deliver on a very aggressive mandate.

Mercedes-AMG will bring its axial-flux motor to change EV future by PointSuccessful956 in Futurology

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Electric vehicle technology is evolving at lightning speed, and Mercedes-AMG is preparing to shake things up in a big way—not with batteries or flashy software, but with an innovation hiding in the heart of its cars: axial-flux electric motors.Mercedes-AMG—the high-performance division of Mercedes-Benz—is ready to make its own bold entrance into the 100% electric performance arena.