⚡️ The Green Shift: Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles—The Future of Sustainable Mobility in Kenya Kenya is rapidly establishing itself as an African leader in the transition to sustainable transport, a shift that JETOUR and its parent company, Chery Group, are strategically prepared to support. While the immediate focus of JETOUR's Kenya launch is on high-quality, locally assembled SUVs, the long-term vision articulated by Managing Director Farouk Sheikh includes the crucial development of infrastructure and vehicles powered by electric and hydrogen energy . This move aligns perfectly with Kenya’s national goals for industrialization, job creation, and mitigating climate change. I. The Electric Vehicle (EV) Boom : Riding on Clean Energy The adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) is already surging in Kenya, particularly in the two- and three-wheeler segments, and the passenger car sector is catching up. JETOUR's planned expansion into this space is timely and potent bec...
The Electric Inheritance: Should Elon Musk and Tesla, Inc. Be Using the Name “Tesla”? The Power of a Name: From Nikola Tesla to Silicon Valley When Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning founded an electric car company in 2003, they chose a name that was ambitious, technical, and steeped in the history of electrical revolution: Tesla Motors . The name was a direct and intentional tribute to Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor who engineered the alternating current (AC) system—the very foundation of modern electricity. Today, however, the public perception of the company is increasingly dominated by the high-profile, often controversial, figure of its CEO, Elon Musk. This raises a compelling question that sits at the intersection of history, technology, and modern branding: Is the current iteration of the company a worthy steward of the visionary "Tesla" name? This article examines the legal, technical, and ethical arguments surrounding the use of one of the most resona...