EV charging

Climate justice

Meet the unstoppable entrepreneur bringing solar, EVs and jobs to his Native community and beyond

Solar Bear owner Robert Blake on his booming business, extensive nonprofit work and the $6.6M DOE grant he just landed.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 29 November 2021
Electric vehicles

Want a new EV delivered to your house overnight?

New startup Motor handles all the logistics for getting an electric car on a monthly subscription basis.

By Julian Spector . 23 November 2021
Climatetech finance

Jigar Shah has a new strategy to boost climatetech through DOE loans

The serial entrepreneur, who now leads the loan program at the Department of Energy, has $46B to invest in long-shot decarbonization bets.

By Jeff St. John . 15 November 2021
Electric vehicles

This startup aims to make it easy for corporate fleets to go electric

Inspiration Mobility secures $200 million to take on the financing and the risks of transitioning customers’ vehicle fleets to EVs.

By Jeff St. John . 10 November 2021
EV charging

Why Amazon is investing in a startup that's shrinking the footprint of EV charging

Resilient Power uses cutting-edge electronics to make heavy-duty EV charging cheaper, smaller and more flexible.

By Jeff St. John . 2 November 2021
Electric vehicles

Battery swapping: The killer app for electrifying India's millions of tuk-tuks?

Startup Power Global says modular batteries and swapping stations can cut the cost of transitioning to EVs in developing markets. It has a lot of competition.

By Jeff St. John . 27 October 2021
Solar

Gigawatts of solar could be built in the open land around US interstate highways

Solar development at interstate interchanges could feed the grid, charge EVs and steer money to local communities. The Biden admin is now behind the idea.

By Jeff St. John . 26 October 2021
Electric vehicles

Put some batteries on it

Innovators are finding hacks to get EV chargers built with fewer headaches. One: add batteries.

By Julian Spector . 18 October 2021
EV charging

Why EV fast-charging stations are going big on batteries

Batteries can keep grid costs and impacts in check — and earn money providing other services between charges.

By Jeff St. John . 15 October 2021
Grid edge

Make your house work for you (and the grid)

The untapped resource of home energy use is about to be tapped.

By Julian Spector . 13 October 2021