Batteries
An optimist’s guide to the EV battery mining challenge
The electric vehicle transition is going to require a lot of mining and materials — but possibly a lot less than everyone thinks, a new report argues.
By Julian Spector .
Electric vehicles
EV charging
In a first, electric Ford F-150 trucks are powering homes in Baltimore
Plenty of utilities are talking about using EV batteries as grid assets. Baltimore Gas & Electric is actually doing it.
By Julian Spector .
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Energy storage
Tesla’s battery business is booming
Though its EV business is contracting, the company's energy storage segment is growing fast, helping it reap the benefits of surging demand for batteries.By Dan McCarthy .
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Electric vehicles
Tires wear out fast on EVs. This startup wants to fix that
EV adoption will help cut CO2 from cars, but the heavy, battery-laden vehicles could make tire pollution worse. Better tires can help.By Carrie Klein .
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Batteries
Biden admin offers $1.2B loan to expand US battery supply chain
DOE's latest loan to boost U.S. EV and battery production will help Oregon-based Entek build a factory in Indiana that will make lithium-ion battery separators.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean fleets
How Massachusetts is helping fleets of cars and trucks go electric
The state is expanding its fleet advisor program, which provides guidance to small businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities looking to transition to EVs.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Fossil fuels
Chart: Electric vehicle growth is slowly eating into global oil demand
As EV adoption rises, oil demand is starting to level off — and IEA forecasts consumption of the planet-warming fossil fuel will peak later this decade.By Carrie Klein .
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Climatetech finance
Chart: US sets new record with $71B in clean energy investment
In the first quarter of this year, private investors poured 40% more money into clean energy and electric vehicles than they did in Q1 2023.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Clean energy
Will new tariffs on EVs, solar, and other cleantech help Americans?
The Biden admin has launched an election-year barrage of trade restrictions on Chinese imports, but they're unlikely to spur a domestic manufacturing surge.By Eric Wesoff .
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Electric vehicles
School districts receive $900M from EPA to fund electric school buses
Electric buses are better for the climate and kids’ health. Thanks to new federal funding, more will soon be on the way to the country’s schools.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
Can California's new fixed rates really help the energy transition?
Amid rising electricity rates, regulators add flat charges and drop power prices to try to boost EVs and heat pumps. But underlying utility costs are a problem.By Jeff St. John .
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