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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L2 charging and dwell times beat DCFC

1 week 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 weeks 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

4 weeks ago | 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.
Ranger 3.0 V6 platinum proves how far double cabs have evolved

4 weeks ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Ranger 3.0 V6 platinum. It’s Ford luxury-grade double cab in South Africa, and the only trim level if you want a V6 diesel engine. Ford’s global product planning specialists have learned from decades of American customer needs that you can create a robust ladder frame vehicle with a luxury cabin architecture. Think of it as Lincoln meets double cab.
G63 AMG much better with 275/50/20 Grabber AT3s

1 month ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

G63 AMG. In a world of aerodynamic design needs, spacious cabin architectures and air-suspension ride quality, this is Mercedes-Benz’s very successful outlier SUV. Proud of its military origins, the latest G63 AMG integrates exceptional hand-built Austrian assembly quality with a proven, overengineered, steel ladder-frame chassis. Few luxury SUVs are built like this anymore, with most designs using the monocoque approach for superior steering dynamics.
Lucid replaces CEO and CTO with COO

1 month ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Lucid is the EV enthusiast’s car company. The California luxury EV brand has been particularly bold in its execution, creating dramatic tri-motor powered EVs with an unrivalled driving experience.
Golf 8.5 at SA dealers this autumn

2 months ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Golf 8.5 and VW’s MQB Evo mechanical engineering. It won’t mean much to anyone who isn’t an automotive technical strategist, but it’s what made the eight-generation VW Golf a terrific driving experience. Initially developed for the Golf 7 at a rumoured cost of $8bn, the MQB platform delivered pioneering refinement and driving dynamics. It truly defined the idea of a ‘big-car’ feel for a hatchback. For Golf 8, engineers enhanced the chassis, creating MQB Evo.
Tariffs on automotive imports won’t tame inflation

2 months ago | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Tariffs shadow the global automotive market – pervasive, present, but often not spoken of. The unintended consequences can be enormous when tariffs are escalated and applied in benign trade zones. Automotive company CEOs, burdened by the issue of Chinese technology, emissions regulations, and EV powertrain choices, now have pricing and political matters that further complicate their Q1 strategies.
GS3 Emzoom road test – a cubist crossover from China

Jan 19, 2025 | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

GS3 Emzoom. It is another of the new Chinese models that continue to add diversity fo choice for local buyers, in a market where price and value remain immensely important. But what if you want a great value compact crossover, that isn’t a vanilla design? That’s where the GAC GS3 Emzoom Could be the veritable bargain buy of early 2025. GAC entered the market last year with compact and mid-sized crossovers.
Dakar win proves South African truck engineering prowess

Jan 17, 2025 | memeburn.com | Lance Branquinho

Dakar is the world’s most demanding off-road race. And if you sell vehicles with an all-terrain marketing subtext, a Dakar win is invaluable. Occupying the first few weeks of January each year, the Dakar rally raid has no other motorsport events rival. That gives it terrific branding power. Despite South Africa’s Henk Lategan leading for much of the event, local knowledge proved supreme as Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al Rajhi sealed a debut win on the last stage.