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Free electric vehicle (EV) showcase returns to Greer’s in Mobile on Saturday
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (297+ words) MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Bay Area Chapter of Drive Electric Alabama is powering into downtown Mobile on Saturday with a free, high-energy Electric Vehicle Showcase at Greer's Market. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, the public is invited to explore the…...
State Senator announces opposition to proposed solar energy project in Baldwin County
1+ week, 5+ day ago (198+ words) MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Alabama State Senator Chris Elliott has announced his opposition to a proposed solar energy project in Baldwin County. Here is his press release: STATE SENATOR CHRIS ELLIOTT ANNOUNCES HIS OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT IN BALDWIN…...
‘Blindsided’: Community packs town hall to oppose solar farm near Tensaw River Delta
2+ week, 3+ day ago (379+ words) STOCKTON, Ala. (WALA) - Hundreds of residents from Mobile and Baldwin counties packed a town hall meeting Monday night to voice opposition to a solar farm approved for construction near the Tensaw River Delta wetlands. The Alabama Public Service Commission approved…...
Baldwin County solar farm sparks neighbor concerns
2+ week, 6+ day ago (517+ words) STOCKTON, Ala. (WALA) - Baldwin County Commission Chairman Jeb Ball spoke publicly about a new solar farm planned near Stockton that will provide power to a new Meta data center south of Montgomery. The news shocked neighbors, who quickly voiced concerns…...
Solar farm approved for north Baldwin County to power Meta data center
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (307+ words) BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Public Service Commission has approved plans for two large solar farms in north Baldwin County that will help power a Meta AI data center under construction in Montgomery. The commission issued an approval order…...
Tesla prices new Model 3 under $35K, debuts cheaper versions of electric car models
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (314+ words) The new Model Y, costing just under $40,000 with a stripped-down interior, comes in a brutal year for Tesla as it tries to attract more customers despite an aging lineup, stiff competition from foreign EV makers and anti-Elon Musk boycotts targeting…...
Musk loses crown as the world’s richest person to Larry Ellison, and then snatches it back
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (649+ words) In a stunning few minutes after markets opened, stock in Ellison's Oracle Corp. rocketed more than a third, enough for him to temporarily wrest the title from its longtime holder Elon Musk and hand it to the software giant's co-founder....
Mobile native goes from family gas station to setting America’s energy policy
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (750+ words) MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Wells Griffith went from pumping gas as a teenager at his family's filling station on Government Street to helping set energy policy for the entire country. The Mobile native, who gave FOX10 News his first interview since becoming…...
Tesla awards its CEO Elon Musk millions of shares valued at about $29 billion
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (552+ words) In giving its billionaire CEO 96 million in restricted shares, the electric car company noted that Musk hasn't been paid in years because his 2018 compensation package has been rejected by a Delaware court. The award comes eight months after a judge…...
Musk says Trump is named in the Epstein files: ‘That is the real reason they have not been made public’
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (150+ words) (Gray News) " Elon Musk's public feud with President Donald Trump is reaching new levels as Musk claimed Trump is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files. In a post on X on Thursday afternoon, Musk wrote: "Time to drop the really…...