Tag: Tesla

Tesla chair to lead generational R&D review

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A generational review of Australia’s ailing research and development system will be led by Tesla chair Robyn Denholm, who will develop options to close a multi-billion dollar gap with...

Sicona, the Aussie battery innovator charging ahead

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
From a manufacturing plant 85km south of Sydney, a local startup is producing materials for the likes of Tesla, Panasonic and Samsung. Sicona Battery Technologies is commercialising a next-generation...

Australia ‘can and should’ manufacture EVs: Tesla chair

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia should be doing almost everything in the electric vehicle value chain from mining and refining critical minerals to building batteries and even manufacturing cars, Tesla chair Robyn Denholm...

What the DiDi saga means for MNCs in China

Posted on   |  by Philippa Jones and Chim Lee
Not every foreign business in China need fear the cold winds of data regulation, but multinationals that capitalise on the PRC’s vast market and R&D capacity can expect to...

Culture and the appetite for risk

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Cultural change that enables a better understanding and acceptance of strategic risk in Australia among everyone from board directors to employees, students, researchers and policymakers remains an elusive key...

Musk factor a boost for local tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Elon Musk’s flamboyantly executed grid storage battery deal for spark-strapped South Australia might not have much local industry content, but the buzz has greatly lifted the profile of local...