Wayve Attracts Fresh Investments From NVIDIA, Microsoft, Uber, & Mercedes
UK autonomous driving startup Wayve just added about $1.5 billion to its investment stack as it works toward full autonomy.
Relaunch of Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
NEW YORK — The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) announced today that it has relaunched the initiative, in a move that comes almost exactly one year after NZAM suspended activities in the wake of the departure of one of its biggest members, BlackRock. NZAM said its relaunch includes the support of more … [continued]
Sierra Club Statement on Confirmation Hearing on Nomination of Steve Pearce to Lead BLM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a confirmation hearing on Donald Trump’s nomination of Steve Pearce to run the Bureau of Land Management. During the hearing, Pearce was peppered with questions about his previous support for selling off vast swaths of federal public … [continued]
House Passes Bills That Would Worsen Energy Affordability & Reliability
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans passed a pair of bills this week that would undercut energy affordability and decrease energy reliability. Passed yesterday, H.R. 4626, the Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act, would make it easier to weaken or revoke federal appliance efficiency standards and harder to update them, locking families … [continued]
Trump EPA: Value of Human Life is $0
As I was reading through the Sierra Club’s response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night, one line really jumped out at me, that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Donald Trump has “set the value of a human life to zero when conducting cost-benefit analyses.” … [continued]
So Much Winning…For Geothermal Energy
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is a big fan of geothermal energy, but he just got caught robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Autonomous Driving News: Tesla Sues, BMW Bails
Tesla is continuing to aggressively pursue autonomous driving while two competitors — BMW and Mercedes — have abandoned the quest.
The Energy Storage Game Is Afoot: Form Energy Faces Off Against Tesla Megapack 3
The US energy storage startup Form Energy is challenging Tesla’s new Megapack 3 rollout with a new 100-hour iron-air battery, with deployments in Minnesota and six other states in the planning stages.
Tesla Planning 64 New Megacharging Sites Across 15 States?
Tesla employee Jason Gies shared this on LinkedIn recently: “The full Tesla Find Us map is now live. Go look at it. This is no longer a press release. It’s geography. You can see Megachargers and coming soon sites forming a backbone across the country. Chicago is becoming a real … [continued]
Used EV Sales Show Us That EVs Aren’t Stalling Out
If you have opened a newspaper or scrolled through your news feed lately, you have likely seen the headlines. “EV Sales Stalling.” “Inventory Piling Up.” “Americans Reject Electric Cars.” It seems like a compelling narrative, largely because you see it EVERYWHERE. Media outlets that are openly in the bag for … [continued]
