Electric vehicles

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
Electric vehicles

Newsletter: Electric vehicles are a societal wealth opportunity

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 15 April 2021
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.

By Jeff St. John . 15 April 2021
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.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 14 April 2021
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.

By David Roberts . 14 April 2021
Solar

Solar and electric vehicles on the menu

Today's newsletter. Yum.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 8 April 2021
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.

By Eric Wesoff . 6 April 2021