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Rivian's Stock Is Down, But It's Kind of a Good Thing?
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (1071+ words) The EV maker appears to be poised to start construction on its second factory. Rivian's stock fell 18% on Monday, but it's hard to imagine the company's executives are too upset. Why? Because the automaker seems to be on the verge…...
How China and Europe Are Fueling Tesla's Comeback
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (559+ words) Not going to lie, I didn't see this coming. Tesla just finished its strongest showing in years. In the second quarter of 2026, the company sold about 480, 000 vehicles around the world " well over stock market projections of about 400, 000 EVs. Tesla's sales…...
Some Decent News for EVs, Finally
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (922+ words) Plus, a look into the future of solar and wind tax credits. Heatmap AM and Daily will be off tomorrow for the July 4 holiday, but we'll see you back here on Monday. We're staring down the barrel of a holiday…...
The Wind and Solar Tax Credits Are About to Expire. Will They Come Back?
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1568+ words) Democrats in Congress are determined to restore them. That isn't necessarily what the industry wants. As many Americans celebrate the country's 250th birthday this weekend, the clean energy industry will be mourning a death. Independence Day marks the expiration of federal…...
What Solar Developers Can Teach Data Centers About Making Friends at the Local Level
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1053+ words) A conversation with Hanson Wood of RWE How is solar finding opportunities in the data center development space? I know there's conversations about speed-to-power and some deal volume, but help us get a better sense of the level of capacity…...
How the Slate Truck Got So Cheap
1+ week, 5+ day ago (895+ words) It's not the hand-crank windows. The Slate pickup truck's signature feature? Hand-crank windows. Just how cheap is it? The "Blank Slate," a version of the truck with zero bells and whistles, starts a hair under $25, 000. This is a compact truck…...
How China Saved the World From Trump's Energy Crisis
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1818+ words) Rob checks in with Commodity Context's Rory Johnston as the Iran War (hopefully) draws to a close. When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz earlier this year, experts projected oil prices would go to $200 a barrel. But then" they didn't....
Charging Reliability Is the Forgotten EV Stat
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (632+ words) Like gas stations, public electric car chargers just have to work. Andrew Moseman has covered science, technology, and transportation for publications such as The Atlantic, Inverse, Insider, Outside, and MIT Technology Review. He was previously digital director of Popular Mechanics…...
Funding Friday: Yet Another Space X Alum Raises $54 Million
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1528+ words) Plus SAF, another SPAC, and more of the week's biggest money moves. There are good reasons for that, of course. Offshore infrastructure is notoriously difficult and expensive to build, maintain, and repair, and saltwater is corrosive. But if Endurance can…...
These 8 Executives Told Us What It's Like Working for Elon Musk
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1770+ words) As SPCX hits the Nasdaq, here's some more from our Musk Mafia survey. Hopefully by now you've read our comprehensive look at Elon Musk's "climate tech mafia" " a coterie of founders and executives running clean energy and decarbonization companies who…...