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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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Robotaxis and Reality
Robotaxi reality check
Emin Askerov
Oct 21 min read


The Battery Industry’s Next Phase: Boom, Overcapacity, and a Coming Bloodbath? 🔋⚡
What will be the next phase for the battery industry: boom, or bust?
Emin Askerov
Mar 121 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 182 min read


Europe’s Auto Industry: Time for a Rethink, Not a Rescue
What to do wıth Europe's auto industry?
Emin Askerov
Feb 122 min read


Revolutionary Change or Extinction
No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.
Emin Askerov
Feb 112 min read


Why Are Western Battery Startups Failing? 🪫
Investor's pressure to go big might have had a hand in it.
Emin Askerov
Feb 102 min read


🔋 Battery Startups, Let’s Get to the Point!
Battery startup descriptions don't make sense!
Emin Askerov
Feb 72 min read


🚗 Not All EV Startups Fail: The TOGG Success Story
Turkey's EV startup is ramping up sales.
Emin Askerov
Jan 221 min read


Canoo: $1.5B FOAK Failure
What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?
Emin Askerov
Jan 211 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...
Emin Askerov
Oct 28, 20241 min read


Can Europe Catch Up in the EV Race?
McKinsey’s New Report Says It’ll Cost a Pretty Penny. 💶🚗
Emin Askerov
Oct 21, 20242 min read


Innovator's Dilemma in Action: Nio Eyes Audi's Factory in Belgium
The Innovator's Dilemma is playing out in real-time
Emin Askerov
Sep 20, 20241 min read


💡 The Real Cost of Innovation? It’s Not What You Think.
Corporations can spend on innovation—but rolling out a new product? That’s where things get ugly.
Emin Askerov
Sep 15, 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.
Emin Askerov
Sep 12, 20242 min read


Arrival: What Happened?
We all love success stories, but the truth is, we learn best from failures.
Emin Askerov
Aug 3, 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!
Emin Askerov
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Hockey sticks: how to make one
We now have two newly made hockey sticks - one for stationary storage (ESS) and one for the EV batteries. Find out how one is made.
Emin Askerov
Jun 4, 20242 min read
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