August 26th, 2020 by Kyle Field Tesla’s Cybertruck is a disruptive entrant into the world of traditional pickup trucks. As an extremely functional vehicle as a work truck, the Cybertruck has the potential to be the first wedge into the world of blue collar workers and recreational truck enthusiasts for electric vehicles. Today, the three
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August 25th, 2020 by Guest Contributor Originally posted on EV Annex.by Charles Morris If you have ambitions of working for Tesla, now would be a good time to apply. The company is on a hiring spree that could boost the number of its employees to about 65,000 by the end of this year, which would represent a
August 25th, 2020 by Guest Contributor Article from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 13 projects through a Battery Manufacturing Lab Call with combined funding of almost $15 million over three years. The call sought proposals from the National Laboratories to establish public-private partnerships that
A sign is seen at the entrance of the ExxonMobil Port Allen Lubricants Plant in Port Allen, Louisiana, November 6, 2015. Lee Celano | Reuters Exxon Mobil’s been in the Dow in some form since 1928, but its tenure as the longest-serving component is coming to an end. On Monday S&P Dow Jones Indices announced
August 25th, 2020 by Kyle Field Generac introduced the first version of its home energy storage solution at Solar Power International in Salt Lake City last year and is already back with a slew of improvements. The improvements bring meaningful new functionality to the system for homeowners including: A new Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) to
August 24th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money on CNBC, just shared how he, a critic of Tesla, fell in love with the company. In 2019, Cramer announced that he was no longer a skeptic of Tesla — he became a true believer. “I always say stay away from battlegrounds.
This is a file photo showing Chevron Corp. Jack/St. Malo deepwater oil platform stands in the Gulf of Mexico in the aerial photograph taken off the coast of Louisiana, on Friday, May 18, 2018. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two storms are barreling toward the Gulf Coast forcing a shutdown in oil operations,
August 24th, 2020 by Tina Casey For all the excitement over the next big thing in lithium-ion batteries, the simple fact is that plain old water is the only large scale, long duration energy storage medium available today in the US and in many other parts of the world. The challenge is that water batteries
August 23rd, 2020 by Joe Wachunas August 24–28 is “Hang Dry For Climate Change Week.” Join the nonprofits Solar Oregon, African American Alliance for Homeownership, and Electrify Now and post a picture of your clothes with the hashtag #hangdry. Hang drying clothes is a simple practice that holds nothing short of immense power and pollution-saving
August 23rd, 2020 by Tina Casey The US offshore wind industry has been soldiering on despite conflicting signals from federal policy makers, and it appears to be weathering the storm. After all, the November elections are less than three months away. Presidential administrations come and go, but key companies in the energy sector industries can
An employee of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) monitors tropical storm Laura in Santo Domingo, on August 22, 2020. Erika Santelices | AFP | Getty Images Tropical storms Marco and Laura were expected to develop into hurricanes as they gained strength and aimed for an unprecedented twin strike next week on the mainland U.S. Marco
August 23rd, 2020 by Zachary Shahan A few weeks ago, one of our writers wrote up a story on the company Standard Lithium and its plan to get lithium for EV batteries in a new, innovative way. Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded on Twitter that he thought the approach had “a lot of potential.” This
August 21st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan The idea of solar-powered vehicles is very appealing. In particular, concept vehicles with solar PV roofs and solar tonneau pickup truck covers get people giddy. (Unfortunately, there is less hype about the fact that you can buy an electric car, put solar panels on your roof, and then essentially
From Brazilian coffee beans to fish caught in the Mediterranean, today’s grocery stores are stocked with a wide variety of produce. Many of us are now spoiled for choice when it comes to the food we put on our table, but it’s sometimes easy to forget that the ingredients we use in our kitchens are
August 21st, 2020 by Steve Hanley California is going through hell right now, with massive wildfires raging in many parts of the state. Sparked by lightning strikes, the fires have forced utilities like PG&E to shut off electricity to large segments of the population. Opponents of climate science — particularly the editorial board of the
Recent deals like Warren Buffett’s $10 billion acquisition of pipeline assets from Dominion Energy show major market players headed in different directions over climate change, fossil fuels and renewable energy. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images With the coronavirus pandemic slashing demand for the oil and gas that has been booming in the U.S.