Batteries
The many varieties of lithium-ion batteries battling for market share
Even a small niche in a trillion-dollar market is a big prize.
Electric vehicles
Electric vehicles
Electric big rigs are going farther and charging faster
Heavy-duty battery-powered trucks running real cargo on U.S. roads are going hundreds of miles per charge — a good sign for cutting trucking emissions.
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Energy storage
Can solid-state battery company QuantumScape live up to the hype?
Being a public company means dealing with short-sellers and telling the public the actual truth.
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Batteries
Newsletter: Lithium-ion, electric trucks, using AI to finance solar in Africa and more
Plus, a Clubhouse on climate journalism next Tuesday.
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Electric vehicles
DOE commits $100M in grants to put electric trucks on the road
The SuperTruck program funds research and development, and road tests are planned for this fall. But more real-world proof — and much more charging infrastructure — is needed.
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Electric vehicles
Newsletter: Electric vehicles are a societal wealth opportunity
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Electric vehicles
How to get the US to 100% electric vehicles by 2035
A new study finds massive carbon, health and jobs benefits to fast EV rollout — if policies can align to make it happen.
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Batteries
Newsletter: It's battery week
David Roberts opens a new series on energy storage today with a look at the role lithium-ion batteries play in decarbonization.
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Batteries
Why lithium-ion batteries are so important
The kickoff to a new battery series explains how LIBs became the workhorse of the electric vehicle and energy storage fleet.
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Solar
Tesla continues beta-testing on live homeowners, moves to fifth version of integrated solar roof
Elon Musk promised that 2019 was going to be the year of the solar roof. It was not. Neither was 2020, and 2021 doesn't appear too promising.
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