Memeburn

Memeburn is an online platform dedicated to delivering news and updates about the digital landscape in emerging markets. Established by South African entrepreneur Matthew Buckland, this Cape Town-based site highlights the latest happenings in social media, mobile technology, and broader tech developments. It has hosted interviews with notable figures such as Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of WordPress; Foursquare's creator, Dennis Crowley; Evernote's CEO, Phil Libin; Richard Branson, co-creator of Google Now; along with Naspers CEO Koos Bekker, Wired's founder Chris Anderson, and StumbleUpon's CEO Mark Bartels. Memeburn pays special attention to the BRICS nations, innovations in the digital realm, viral marketing strategies, and overall tech trends.

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De Meo balanced Renault’s legacy and future needs

1 week ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Luca de Meo has left his tenure as CEO of Renault, having led one of France’s most important companies for five years. The Italian auto executive brought vast small-car experience to Renault, when he joined as CEO in 2020. With a career that saw De Meo in crucial positions at Fiat, Abarth, VW, and Seat, his skills in managing and marketing compact cars are broad and proven. Going beyond crisisDuring his tenure at Renault, two key themes emerged.
Gemini to land with Volvo infotainment later this year

3 weeks ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Gemini will soon enhance the in-cabin infotainment experience for Volvo owners, thanks to a new agreement with Google. Volvo was an early pioneer of portrait view tablet-style infotainment screens and UX design. When the second-gen XC90 launched a decade ago, its portrait-oriented infotainment screen, clear UX design and intuitive menu navigation were significantly better than most Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz infotainment systems. Human-centric design has been a powerful theme for Volvo.
Everest is the Explorer Americans wish they had

1 month ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Everest isn’t available to American buyers. But its platform-twin Ranger is. Are American Ford fans who like the idea of a more compact three-row SUV with rugged all-terrain ability, missing out on perhaps the brand’s best global adventure vehicle model? Ford has a deep South African legacy. The brand has been manufacturing cars in South Africa for over a century. But it remains a proudly American company. The anchor of all things Ann Arbour, Michigan.
Trail Boss proves the Silverado EV 4x4 pickup concept

1 month ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Trail Boss has a proven reputation amongst off-road adventure drivers, but has Chevrolet unintentionally got its new model timing perfect? By virtue of delay? The market for EV crew cabs remains small, but legacy OEMs can’t allow Rivian and Tesla to woo the most valuable customers. With Cybertruck desperately struggling with oversupply and public perception, Chevrolet’s latest Silverado dual cab version might just have arrived at the most serendipitous possible time.
Slate single cab BEV pickup is superlative simplicity

2 months ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Slate promises to revolutionize the pickup truck market with its new single cab BEV. With backing from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the Michigan company has revealed the ‘Truck’. An ultra-affordable interpretation of everything the market and forum lurkers have been pining for: an essential and affordable BEV with a loadbed.
Red Bull marketing nous comes to Lucid

2 months ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Red Bull is the standard for performance marketing. The Austro-Thai energy drinks company is a dominant presence in power sports, including its winning F1 team. From media to indirect product marketing, Red Bull is the school for ace marketeers. And now Lucid has an experienced Red Bull specialist as its Vice President of Marketing: Akerho Oghoghomeh Akerho served at Red Bull for several years, rising to Senior Vice President Marketing.
Gravity is what Tesla should be worrying about

2 months ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Gravity. Immutable but never misunderstood. And there’s no misunderstanding the product mission with Lucid’s three-row luxury SUV either: it’s literally a moment of Gravity for luxury all-terrain capable SUVs.The Californian luxury EV brand, often classed as Tesla-besting, has struggled to balance R&D costs and cashflow expectations. It’s the same issues that Tesla had to navigate during its first decade: developing pioneering EV technology and integration while a market is still establishing.
L2 charging and dwell times beat DCFC

2 months ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

EV transition headlines are dominated by news of greater range, bigger batteries and more powerful chargers. But are the stats with each EV battery and charging power breakthrough ignoring the premise and promise that drew many early EV adopters: the value and convenience of home charging? Investment in advanced battery chemistries has resulted in the development of a current generation of EVs that rival the real-world range of similarly sized gasoline vehicles.
Tires and fleet cost realities in a 25% auto tariff market

2 months ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Tires aren’t semiconductors, but they’re a vital automotive safety component. Your vehicle can run with a slight semiconductor failure and reduced features, but it can’t run with failed tires. There are many unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s decision to increase tariffs on automotive imports. From complete vehicles to the tiniest components, the integrated global supply chain, known only to industry insiders, will now become a repricing reality for all American car owners.
Also has a aeronautics PhD with rider insights leading

Mar 27, 2025 | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Also is the latest development for Rivian, with the EV brand spinning-off its in-house micromobility lab into a new company. Supported by $105m of series B funding and located in the enabling environment of California, Also is conceptually tasked with developing next-generation e-bikes, scooters and crucially, compact EVs. It’s a strategic move by Rivian, which has invested more than a decade of R&D into the large pickup and SUV EVs that the conventional market demands.