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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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EU Automakers Confirm Than EVs Are Central To Their Strategy
EU eased CO₂ regulations for automakers at the end of last year. Almost immediately, parts of the LinkedIn community declared the EV transition dead: OEMs will return to ICE, Europe will lose the race, and incumbents will be finished. I argued the opposite. The legislation did not reopen a real path back to combustion. It was a gambit - giving away something to score a bigger victory. In practice, it pushed European carmakers toward EVs. That is exactly what is now being conf
Emin Askerov
12 hours ago1 min read


Chinese EV Exports to Europe Surge Despite Tariffs
Chinese EV Exports rose despite tariffs.
Emin Askerov
Dec 21, 20251 min read


Europe's EV Gambit
What scrapping the Europe's EV target really mean
Emin Askerov
Dec 20, 20252 min read


Who Makes Money From SDVs?
Every time someone says software-defined vehicle, I imagine driving 250 km/h on the Autobahn and seeing:
“System has unexpectedly crashed. Reboot in progress.”
That thought led me to dig into SDVs, money, and who actually benefits.
Emin Askerov
Dec 18, 20253 min read


Podcast Highlight: The EV Divergence
A recommendation on a podcast about the 2025 EV market
Emin Askerov
Dec 15, 20251 min read


Robotaxis: The Economics Still Don’t Work — But the US and China Push Ahead Anyway
Robotaxis still don’t make money — not in San Francisco, not in Shenzhen. Yet both the US and China keep pushing, each for their own reasons. I dug into two Economist articles this week and wrote a breakdown of why both countries are accelerating into a business model that still has its unit economics stuck in reverse.
Emin Askerov
Nov 27, 20254 min read


Stellantis Frankenstein Monster Story
Mega-corporations rarely die from a single dramatic mistake. They fade through a sequence of small decisions that felt “pragmatic” at the time.
Emin Askerov
Nov 26, 20252 min read


What is the real strength of Chinese automotive industry?
Why touchscreens are not the key strength of the Chinese car industry.
Emin Askerov
Nov 11, 20252 min read


Where did the Occam’s razor go in the age of the software-defined vehicle?
The Occam's Razor as applied to electric cars
Emin Askerov
Oct 8, 20251 min read


Robotaxis and Reality
Robotaxi reality check
Emin Askerov
Oct 2, 20251 min read


Electric Mobility: What We Own, What We Share, and What We Fear
What is the future of electric mobility?
Emin Askerov
Jul 31, 20254 min read


Can Europe make decent EVs? Looks like it can! Welcome - Renault 5!
What Renault 5 might mean for the EU car industry.
Emin Askerov
Jun 24, 20252 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
Emin Askerov
Feb 28, 20252 min read


The Three Missing Elephants in the EU Auto Industry Debate
New Allianz report on EU Auto Industry and its three missing elephants.
Emin Askerov
Feb 18, 20252 min read


Europe’s Auto Industry: Time for a Rethink, Not a Rescue
What to do wıth Europe's auto industry?
Emin Askerov
Feb 12, 20252 min read


Revolutionary Change or Extinction
No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.
Emin Askerov
Feb 11, 20252 min read


🚗 Not All EV Startups Fail: The TOGG Success Story
Turkey's EV startup is ramping up sales.
Emin Askerov
Jan 22, 20251 min read


Canoo: $1.5B FOAK Failure
What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?
Emin Askerov
Jan 21, 20251 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
Emin Askerov
Nov 7, 20243 min read


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Every waste management project hinges on a single, often-overlooked factor that can make or break it: the supply of waste. Circular...
Emin Askerov
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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