Waymo’s rapid 2026 expansion continues. In fact, today marked another notable first for the company. For the first time in Waymo’s history, it has opened up commercial service to the public in multiple cities at once. In fact, it did so in four major cities today — Orlando, Florida, as … [continued]
The model for the electricity business in the United States is a monopoly that gives one company exclusive rights to distribute electricity in a given geographic area. For historical reasons, that model makes a lot of sense. Imagine if five electricity suppliers were putting up poles and stringing wires in … [continued]
Arcadis has delivered more than 7,000 EV charging stations around the world Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets, today announced the completion of bp’s (NYSE: BP) latest high-speed EV charging site at the company’s North America headquarters in Houston, Texas. The new bp … [continued]
The Oil Belt will join the Rust Belt in the economically withered parts of America. Throwing money at protecting it makes no sense.
Cruise has slowly been expanding its network of robotaxis and their availability in certain markets. Though, it’s been a long time since the company entered new cities … until now. Cruise is now coming to Houston and Dallas. While Cruise vehicles will be fully self driving and operate even without … [continued]
On a recent trip across Texas, I found myself needing to get a charge in Houston. I remembered a previous article about Phillips 66 installing their first DC fast charging station at their flagship store … which just happens to be in Houston. Plus, I haven’t charged at a Freewire … [continued]
Phillips 66 has always been a decent place to fuel up, but now its flagship station is a great place to charge up, too. And this is just the beginning. FreeWire Technologies announced that it has installed ultrafast electric-vehicle chargers at a convenience fuel station near Phillips 66’s Houston Headquarters, … [continued]
Houston wants to lead the transition to sustainable energy, according to the Greater Partnership of Houston, which has put out a webpage with information on Houston’s role in the energy business. There’s even a video. Although the wording leads one to think that Houston wants to transition to renewables, it’s … [continued]
Tesla signed an agreement with Alset EHome, a home building company, to make sure that an entire community will be built with Tesla’s solar roofing panels, TeslaNorth has reported. Alset EHome will construct the community with Tesla’s solar panels and Powerwalls in Northpark Community in Porter, Texas, which is a … [continued]
A few days ago, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report for the investigation of the April 17th crash of a Tesla near Houston, Texas. The NTSB’s findings confirm statements Tesla made and show that there was indeed a driver in the seat before the crash. The … [continued]
