Ali Javidan, Co-Founder of Range Energy: $9 Million Raised to Build the Future of Electric Semi-Trucks

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ali Javidan, Co-Founder of Range Energy, a new electric vehicle company focused on trailers that's raised $8 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed:

• Ali’s career background, beginning in motosports before eventually transitioning to the decarbonization economy
• Ali’s time spent at Tesla during the early years, and his belief that the company can make a meaningful impact
• The challenges of driving innovation in the commercial transportation sector, and why it tends to be resistant to change
• Why Ali believes that the majority of vehicles will be electrified in the next ten years, and prospects for the sector as a whole
• How Range Energy carved a unique space for themselves, free of competitors or critics

 

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