Engineering Eden: lessons from remote Fordlândia 100 years later by Nicolás Boullosa on July 11, 2024 Henry Ford sought to control his rubber supply by building Fordlândia, a model community in the Amazon. But transplanting the …
As Chinese EVs get ready, Western public & automakers weigh in by Nicolás Boullosa on January 17, 2024 A few days ago at CES, the biggest consumer tech event held annually in Las Vegas, there wasn’t much fanfare. …
Tesla faces competitors in mature EV markets, but startups struggle by Nicolás Boullosa on May 10, 2023 The future of electric cars may have already arrived in Norway, where 80% of new car sales were electric in …
Beyond electrolysis: do reservoirs of pure hydrogen exist? by Nicolás Boullosa on March 1, 2023 Despite its easy logistics and flexibility (it can be used in fuel cells and adapted to combustion engines), hydrogen is …
Can tech skip overlords? Additive manufacturing & small shops by Nicolás Boullosa on November 17, 2022 As of today, it takes more energy and resources to make a battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV) than its internal combustion …
EV car sales get exponential in China: 3.5% to 26% in 2 years by Nicolás Boullosa on September 2, 2022 At first, it happens slowly, the saying goes; and then, suddenly. A market’s dynamism, scale, and/or integration can speed changes, …
De construir casas a imprimirlas: primeras versiones viables by Nicolás Boullosa on August 21, 2021 En fecha tan reciente como los años 90, los incrédulos reían sin piedad de las predicciones de futurólogos que confiaban …
El Ford F150 Lightning revierte energía en la red doméstica by Nicolás Boullosa on June 2, 2021 Quien tenga alguna duda sobre el rol preponderante del automóvil en nuestra época, no tiene más que echar un vistazo …
Una industria a la espera de baterías de 1,6 millones de km by Nicolás Boullosa on August 11, 2020 Los conductores más cuidadosos han logrado en ocasiones extender la vida del motor de combustión de su vehículo hasta el …
Euro-Mittelstand: futuro y retos de las pymes del automóvil by Nicolás Boullosa on March 22, 2018 Hace unos meses, decidimos viajar por Alemania durante un parón escolar para visitar a amigos y grabar algún que otro …
