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Emin Askerov
Feb 282 min read
Europe’s Cleantech Reality Check: The Good, The Bad, and The Missing Pieces
Review of Breakthrough Energy and Cleantech for Europe report on the state of European manufacturing competitiveness
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Emin Askerov
Feb 182 min read
The Three Missing Elephants in the EU Auto Industry Debate
New Allianz report on EU Auto Industry and its three missing elephants.
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Emin Askerov
Feb 122 min read
Europe’s Auto Industry: Time for a Rethink, Not a Rescue
What to do wıth Europe's auto industry?
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Emin Askerov
Feb 112 min read
Revolutionary Change or Extinction
No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.
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Emin Askerov
Jan 221 min read
🚗 Not All EV Startups Fail: The TOGG Success Story
Turkey's EV startup is ramping up sales.
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Emin Askerov
Jan 211 min read
Canoo: $1.5B FOAK Failure
What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?
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Emin Askerov
Nov 7, 20243 min read
Why Europe’s Legacy Automakers Are Stuck in Reverse as EVs Accelerate
As VW shuts down factories and Chinese EVs flood the market, it’s clear that Europe’s legacy automakers are feeling the pressure
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Emin Askerov
Oct 29, 20242 min read
🔄 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝗹 🪫
Every waste management project hinges on a single, often-overlooked factor that can make or break it: the supply of waste. Circular...
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Emin Askerov
Oct 28, 20241 min read
🔋 4 Takeaways On Critical Materials in the Battery Supply Chain🔋
Last month, IRENA quietly dropped a report on critical materials in the battery supply chain—yet I saw barely a blip about it on...
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Emin Askerov
Oct 22, 20241 min read
𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘁: 𝗘𝗩𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 ⚡💥
The grid-operator model of EV-charging holds true for now.
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Emin Askerov
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Can Europe Catch Up in the EV Race?
McKinsey’s New Report Says It’ll Cost a Pretty Penny. 💶🚗
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Emin Askerov
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Innovator's Dilemma in Action: Nio Eyes Audi's Factory in Belgium
The Innovator's Dilemma is playing out in real-time
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Emin Askerov
Sep 12, 20242 min read
🔋 The End of an ICE Age 🧊
The latest shift away from EVs is a clear signal: legacy automakers don’t have the guts to fully embrace the electric future.
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Emin Askerov
Aug 3, 20241 min read
Arrival: What Happened?
We all love success stories, but the truth is, we learn best from failures.
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Emin Askerov
Aug 2, 20242 min read
Not Working
EU/US electric car markers and battery manufacturers are stalling. Here are the three main reasons why and two ways to deal with it.
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Emin Askerov
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Flying cars: who needs them?
Flying cars are a sign of the future. But do they matter?
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Emin Askerov
Jun 6, 20241 min read
Road Tripping: EV, hybrid or ICE?
ICE or EV? Or Hybrid? Which one is cleaner? We now have a cool tool to check this!
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Emin Askerov
May 2, 20246 min read
Where is the money in EV charging?
It was January 2022, I was standing outside one of the towers in Moscow City, Moscow’s skyscraper-packed business district, thinking...
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Emin Askerov
Mar 5, 20241 min read
Any (electric) car you want
Marv from Sin City movie famously quipped “all modern cars are like electric shavers - they lack soul”. I’d say the same for the most...
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Emin Askerov
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Exploring Beyond Batteries: What is the Next Big Wave in EV Innovations?
If you are an #investor with a mid-size check of $5-50M, is it too late to invest in EV's? Or if you are a #startup is too late to disrupt?
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