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  • 2 weeks ago | powermetal.substack.com | Vince Beiser

    Yuma Sasaki is aiming to help Ethiopia leapfrog right over gasoline vehicles into an electric-powered future. But not by importing Teslas, or even cheap Chinese EVs. Instead, his startup, Dodai, builds electric motorbikes right in the capital of Addis Ababa. It’s one of a small but growing number of homegrown companies building electric vehicles in Africa, for Africans.

  • 3 weeks ago | powermetal.substack.com | Vince Beiser

    Many thanks to the many of you who have upgraded to a paid subscription in the last few weeks! If you’re not one of them, I hope you’ll consider it. I’ve always been an independent journalist, mostly making my living as a magazine freelancer. But that industry is dying. I still believe independent journalism can make a difference in the world, and I intend to keep it up. But to do that, I could really use your help.

  • 4 weeks ago | powermetal.substack.com | Vince Beiser

    Happy Thursday! For the last couple of weeks I’ve been asking readers to consider upgrading to a paid subscription, and the response has been great. If you haven’t made the jump yourself, I hope you’ll think about it. For many years I’ve made my living as a magazine freelancer, but now the news business is collapsing. Journalists have been laid off by the boatload, and once-mighty publications have shriveled or disappeared completely.

  • 1 month ago | powermetal.substack.com | Vince Beiser

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  • 1 month ago | powermetal.substack.com | Vince Beiser

    Before we get started, a quick appeal. I’ve been cranking out this newsletter for a solid year now, offering up what I hope is valuable news and analysis on the perils and promise of the oncoming Electro-Digital Age. It’s been a very rewarding experience, and I’m tremendously grateful to the nearly 3,000 of you who have subscribed. To keep it going, though, I need a little more help.

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