I’ve been covering electric vehicles for 13 years, renewable energy for 16 years, and climate science for 25+ years. I’ve seen so many myths on these topics, so much misinformation. Unfortunately, a lot of it gets quite popular, and it’s super hard to get people to let go of misinformation … [continued]
The just-commissioned Calistoga hydrogen microgrid is a telling example of how public money can end up funding energy pathways that deliver little of what they promise. At first glance, the project appears well-intentioned. PG&E has positioned it as a resilience measure for a California community that faces wildfire-driven grid shutoffs. … [continued]
Hyroad Energy’s recent acquisition of Nikola Corporation’s hydrogen trucking assets reads like a master class in scavenging from the wreckage of failed subsidy-driven ventures. At Nikola’s bankruptcy auction, Hyroad picked up 113 hydrogen fuel-cell Class 8 trucks, along with spare parts, software platforms, and intellectual property that had been valued … [continued]
Wall Street’s six largest banks have cut their financing to oil, gas and coal projects by 25% year-on-year through August 1, 2025. In dollar terms, that means about $73 billion this year versus roughly $97 billion in the same period in 2024. The pullback is uneven. Morgan Stanley reduced its … [continued]
India’s electric vehicle market is developing in a context that differs fundamentally from the United States, Europe, or China. Car ownership per capita is low, two-wheelers dominate personal mobility, and three-wheelers are integral to urban and peri-urban transport. The infrastructure for fueling and maintaining internal combustion vehicles outside of major … [continued]
For the people who know, the title’s pairing is ridiculous because it is well established that fossil fuels contribute more to climate change than agriculture. However, the other day someone insisted to me that food contributes more to climate change than fossil fuels. “Because we eat every day,” the person … [continued]
The US government says we can never have too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A team of actual scientists strongly disagrees.
What will it take to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis? Can countries around the world, which are pressured by the fossil fuel industry to protect its plastic manufacturing investments, actually divest from plastic? Plastics Treaty negotiations began on August 5 and are due to … [continued]
China is about to cross one of the most important milestones in the global electric vehicle transition. In 2025, battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars will account for roughly half of all new sales in the country, a level the central government had not expected to see until the mid-2030s. … [continued]
In July 2025, the Trump administration moved to slow the pace of electric vehicle adoption in the United States through a package of policy reversals and trade measures. Federal purchase incentives for new and used EVs will end on September 30, the national charging infrastructure program has been shut down, … [continued]
