The AI boom is sort of nuts. Actually, it’s totally nuts. As I’ve been saying lately, it really seems like a giant bubble that is going to pop at some point. But there are so many elements to the craziness, and we keep learning of more. Steve Hanley recently wrote … [continued]
The name Doug Field has been prominent in the EV world for quite some time. He was a top executive at Tesla for five years, after working at Apple for five years. In August 2018, he then went back to Apple for three years to lead Project Titan, the company’s … [continued]
Why did Xiaomi succeed where Apple failed? The answer involves more that government subsidies. It starts with educational priorities.
Business travel emissions of 239 global companies fell by 34% since 2019, but disproportionate flying by Merck, Bosch, JPMorgan Chase and other top polluters put overall achievements at risk. Business travel by the world’s biggest companies fell by 34% between 2019 and 2023, the fourth edition of the Travel Smart Ranking … [continued]
A new $6 billion round of clean energy funding will benefit rural communities in about two dozen US states, unless the incoming Trump administration figures out a way to stop it.
With US energy policy in a state of flux, US clean energy investors are picking up their money and taking it overseas.
If you own a Ford Mustang Mach-E and/or Ford F-150 Lightning, you may now have the ability to charge at some Tesla Superchargers. Ford has also just made finding those easier by incorporating them into Apple CarPlay. In the settings menu of Apple CarPlay’s EV route planning system, drivers can … [continued]
I recently travelled to Europe to celebrate my birthday. While I was on the flight home, I thought about my past few decades on this planet. While we seem to be going backwards politically, that can largely be attributed to fear. That fear often comes from the disruptive change created … [continued]
Heliostats and a solar tower at the Ivanpah Solar Project, owned by NRG Energy, Bright Source Energy, Bechtel, and Google. Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL.
Despite current circumstances, corporations in the US are spending heavily on solar and energy storage to power their operations. On that topic, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) just released its annual Solar Means Business report. Joe Biden’s efforts as president of the United States to create green policies will … [continued]
The AI craze is threatening to overwhelm utility companies who don’t have enough electricity to power new data centers.
A recent article I read at The Autopian sheds some important light on a controversial decision some automakers have been making: to ditch Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. A few months ago, word from GM was that flaky connections between cars and vehicles was to blame for this, but this … [continued]
