A key Mexican trade representative says talks sped up this week after a pause and expresses optimism a deal can be reached with the U.S. before an Aug. 25 deadline.
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Thanks to companies such as Google, with the catered breakfasts and shuttles delivering employees from home to work and back, hospitality is the buzzword in human resources today.
“It’s important for society to be conscientious about this, tolerate the early inconveniences and think long term,” Honda’s Steve Center says of vehicles powered by fuel cells.
Asked if it’s possible he’s moving too fast, Moehlenkamp lets on this is not his first rodeo. “You can be too late. But you can also be too early,” he says. “We learned the hard way with fuel cell components 15 or 20 years ago.”
“We believe hydrogen fuel-cell technology is the best clean energy that can be carried on board a vehicle,” says Toyota engineer Andrew Lund. “Batteries are heavy and take a long time to recharge.”
“We focus on risk,” says Reilly Brennan, founding general partner at Trucks Venture Capital in Silicon Valley. “The (startups) with the fastest outcomes take risk off the table.”
