Tesla is now supporting well over 600,000 jobs, CEO Elon Musk shared on Twitter the other day. In total, Tesla provides over 110,000 direct jobs and 500,000 indirect jobs, including its suppliers. Elon Musk’s response was to John of Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley, who highlighted Tesla’s manufacturing success in … [continued]
We are in an intriguing time where solar power is affordable, there are energy storage products available, and there are more electric vehicles than ever. Some fortunate early adopters have home solar power systems with home batteries and they can charge their EVs with their own self-generated electricity. On the … [continued]
Tesla is working with Manor Independent School District to give high school graduates an opportunity to work full-time at Giga Texas while completing courses in Advanced Manufacturing Programming at Austin Community College. 🎉 ATTENTION CLASS OF '22 @Tesla is giving high school graduates the opportunity to work full-time at @Giga_Texas … [continued]
Energy prices are in the news, including the price of oil, which we see reflected in what we pay at the pump. And it’s no surprise that this is a painful experience, with the Brent crude oil spot price at $117 a barrel in March, $20 higher than in February. As … [continued]
A Tesla employee recently shared the importance of solving the climate crisis in a LinkedIn post. The post was also an invitation for those interested in applying to work at Tesla. The post from Shamus Brown, Tesla’s Senior Engineering Program Manager, found its way into my feed, and I think … [continued]
Whole-Home Retrofits: This article is part of RMI’s “Funding Our Future: Investing for Climate Impact” series, in which we discuss how we are informing the federal government about how federal infrastructure funds should be spent to help tackle climate change. Decarbonizing the US building stock must start by ensuring that … [continued]
After a century of dependence on oil, we are in the midst of a dramatic transformation of our transportation system. This transformation will have huge benefits for our environment, our communities, our national security, and our economy. The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) also known as the Bipartisan … [continued]
President Biden, in highlighting the EV transition and auto manufacturing in the US during his 2022 State of the Union address, once again ignored Tesla’s contributions, which include a $10 billion investment in Texas toward electric vehicles. Compared to what’s happening in Ukraine, that can be seen as not important … [continued]
There is a need to train apprentices in the automotive skills of yesteryear (like stripping down a carby) as well as the skills of the future — where cars increasingly become computers on wheels. A lot of knowledge has gone from mechanical to electrical. However, you still need the foundational … [continued]
Arizona residents can expect a significant economic gain if the Biden Administration is able to pass its “Build Back Better Act”, with more than 55,000 new sustainable, clean tech, and electric car jobs coming to the state to support the historic infrastructure bill. That’s according to a new NRDC analysis … [continued]
