Tesla, The Yellow Brick Road, And The Electron Highway

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:56:09 +0000

Tesla has fired ten percent of its workforce as it seeks to respond to weakening demand. But is Musk himself responsible for lower sales?

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Layoffs Are The Obvious But Wrong Answer To Company Problems

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:32:42 +0000

One big topic of conversation recently has been the big mass layoffs Tesla made this week. Some people woke up on Monday morning only to find out that they didn’t have a job by the end of the day. If this is the first you’ve heard of the layoffs, I’d … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Commercial Heat Pump Initiative Brings Together Multiple Partners

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:10:10 +0000

The US Department of Energy is bringing together a diverse group of manufacturers and  businesses to promote the development of advanced heat pump technology for commercial buildings. The program is called the Commercial Building Heat Pump Accelerator, which says in its mission statement: “Compared with conventional packaged rooftop units (RTUs) … [continued]

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The Electric Vehicle Of The Future Will Also Be More Sustainable

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:53:48 +0000

Automakers are trying to clean up their supply chains, as illustrated by the new Volvo EX30 electric vehicle featuring flax-based composites.

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Climeworks Wins Funding For Direct Air Capture & Storage In Norway

Credit to Author: Jonny Tiernan| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:10:23 +0000

Climeworks, the company responsible for the world’s first and largest Direct Air Capture and Storage (DAC+S) plant in Iceland, has been awarded €2.3 million by Enova, a state enterprise owned by Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment. The multi-million euro boon for the world leader in DAC facilities will fund … [continued]

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Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once – India Edition Transcript

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:28:24 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. … [continued]

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Green Hydrogen Goes To Bat For Sustainable Food Systems

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:47:25 +0000

The green hydrogen economy of the future is branching out in new directions, the latest example being a new microbe-based food protein.

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Domestic Freight Mode Decarbonization Economics Will Vary Between Major Geographies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:33:55 +0000

Every major geography will be electrifying virtually all domestic freight shipping in the coming two to three decades. However, the starting conditions matter between India, Europe, China, and the United States. This assessment sprang out of a bit of news and discussion related to it today. China’s Windrose Technology and … [continued]

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Tesla [TSLA] Still Worth More Than Toyota, Porsche, Mercedes, & Hyundai Combined

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:38:01 +0000

Tesla’s stock price and market cap are down considerably this year, on the back of slightly drooping sales (instead of 50% growth year over year), rumors of the more affordable Tesla being canceled, and a slow Cybertruck (and Semi) ramp-up. Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) has improved greatly with version … [continued]

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Nickel-Mining Plants To Juice EV Battery Supply Chain

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:20:36 +0000

A new, plant-based source of nickel could help spare the EV battery supply chain from the burden of environmental impacts related to mining.

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