By James Morton Turner, an environmental studies professor at Wellesley College and author of the forthcoming book “Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future.” He published the lead op-ed in the journal Science’s special climate change issue last month (June 24, 2022).

There are signs of recovery in Italy’s car market, and plugin vehicle registrations went up at the end of the first half of the year as part of that. With a new incentive scheme becoming fully operational, sales of electrified powertrains were widely expected to pick up, and so it was. Originally published on opportunity:energy. […]

The new Kia EV6 is already a hot car in base trim, thanks to its slinky, Lancia Stratos-inspired styling (with a hint of Lotus thrown in) and instant, rear wheel drive torque. The EV6 GT? Even better, thanks to its all wheel drive layout and supercar-baiting acceleration … but, do you ever how will the […]

Without the need for highly advanced and patented fossil fuel engines, more and more players are looking to get into the automaker game. We’ve been reporting on the seemingly sudden but serious entrance from Vietnam’s VinFast. Now we also have news of a new entrant out of Turkey. A Bosch employee of almost two decades, […]

There’s a lot we don’t know about Stellantis’ upcoming, all-electric Jeep that’s set to debut in 2023. We don’t know the specs, for example. We don’t know the price – heck, we don’t even know what they’re going to call it! But now, at least, we know exactly what it’s going to look like! We […]

What effect can activist shareholders have on a company as large as Tesla with its extensive stockholder base of large investment firms?

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Scientists evaluate how to make ammonia production more sustainable. Ever wondered about the carbon impact of growing your dinner? Scientists have just come up with a new way to calculate part of it. A major ingredient in the production of fertilizers for the world’s food production, ammonia also contributes significantly to the world’s greenhouse gas […]

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Ten years after a disastrous refinery explosion in Richmond, California, a group of organizers envisions a just transition from fossil fuels.

Tesla held its annual meeting of stockholders at its Austin, Texas factory on Thursday. The meeting invited shareholders to join in person, in addition to over 300,000 viewers who watched the event virtually. The meeting addressed 13 proposals, five of which were introduced by the board of directors — and one of which included Tesla’s recent plans […]

It’s always fun to push an EV to the max and see what you can get it to do on a single battery. Sometimes that fun involves a tow truck and maybe pushing the EV around a bit (I know this from experience), but other times, it’s great to see the vehicle pass the test. […]