Last Town Before Mars: A series on SpaceX's journey to our neighboring planet, and its effects on a small Texas community
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Dave Mosher's second dispatch from Boca Chica, Texas, is one you won't want to miss. Dave Finlay, a SpaceX executive, has been traveling door to door in the quiet retirement enclave near the beach. His mission: convince homeowners to sell and make way for Mars missions.
I interviewed Euwyn Poon, the founder and president of Spin, about how the scooter startup is faring just over a year after its sale to Ford for $100 million.
The company hoped to be in 100 markets by the end of 2019, but it's only in 70 now. That was a conscious decision by executives, Poon said, as the entire industry struggles to figure out tricky economics and turn a profit.
I chatted with Carl-Magnus Norden about his electric-truck startup Volta this week. The company's identified a very specific niche — inner-city deliveries — and has designed a truck that looks nothing like current models in its bid to cut emissions from the heavily polluting sector.