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Tesla Future Series

4 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago -

Thinking about the evolution of energy, transportation and society, through the lens of Tesla. We try to understand the coming shift and articulate some new narratives. Tesla, in trying to accelerate the shift to sustainable energy, is an inspiring story about the power of technology and innovation to effect change. It is a story that hopefully will inspire many more people to be audacious and bold in seeking solutions to humanity's most intractable problems.

Documentary Society & Culture Technology energy transportation climate change renewable energy batteries autonomous cars self-driving cars social change technology innovation
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Episodes

Tesla in the long term

October 07, 2019 01:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB

By mid 2025 every major automaker will be producing great Electric Vehicles (EVs) at scale.  If batteries become a commodity, how will Tesla stay competitive? We explore a simple thesis that competitive advantage is not about racing to a single point in the future, but about continual innovation.  Over the next 10 years battery technology will improve, autonomy will arrive in some form and new business models will emerge.   We explore these trends and ask the question, who is best placed t...

The Electric 20s or the Chiletric 20s

September 22, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

It is the decade during which the electrification of transportation goes mainstream.  It is the decade in which big auto move from low production numbers and proof of concepts to scale. By 2030, when people think of a car, they will think of an electric vehicle.    What will drive the Electric 20s and what will this decade mean for big auto and Tesla?

Tesla Today

September 22, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

Tesla has a grand vision and purpose.  But if the organisation cannot survive and achieve profitability, there will be no long term.   Can Tesla achieve quarter on quarter profitability over the next 18 months?  We evaluate the factors that will affect Tesla’s ability to do this. 

Introduction to the Tesla Future Series

September 03, 2019 14:00 - 6 minutes - 4.68 MB

The Tesla Future Series is fundamentally about the future of the energy and transportation systems and how we get there.  We use Tesla as a vehicle to explore this future and develop some new narratives for this transition.  We believe in open, collaborative research - please reach out to us at [email protected].