Electric vehicles

EV charging

TeraWatt Infrastructure targets a nationwide charging network for electric vehicle fleets

Google’s former chief energy strategist plans a charging hub empire to meet gigawatt-scale electric transport needs, with $100 million in backing and sites in 18 states.

By Jeff St. John . 5 May 2021
Electric vehicles

BMW, Ford bet $130M on Solid Power's advanced batteries for electric vehicles

Carmakers are racing to secure next-gen batteries to improve EV range and safety.

By Julian Spector . 3 May 2021
Electrification

Chart of the day: Fuel cell industry profits

The hydrogen funding wave and the enormous potential of the hydrogen economy boosted the stock price of public fuel cell companies in 2020 — but not their profits.

By Eric Wesoff . 26 April 2021
Policy & regulation

Green 'liberty' bonds: The American way to win the war on climate change?

Taking a lesson from the World War II financing playbook to combat the climate crisis.

By Jean Haggerty . 26 April 2021
Climate crisis

The policy pathways to cut US carbon emissions in half by 2030

Energy Innovation's models show that technologies and policies can cost-effectively meet President Biden’s carbon-cutting commitments. The politics are another matter.

By Jeff St. John . 22 April 2021
Climatetech finance

Congruent Ventures raises $175M fund for early-stage climate tech

Investors want a piece of the startups that could build a low-carbon society.

By Julian Spector . 22 April 2021
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.

By David Roberts . 21 April 2021
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.

By Eric Wesoff . 19 April 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: Lithium-ion, electric trucks, using AI to finance solar in Africa and more

Plus, a Clubhouse on climate journalism next Tuesday.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 16 April 2021
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.

By Jeff St. John . 16 April 2021