Volvo Cars won’t use Tesla’s autonomous driving tech: CEO
Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan photographed in Nov. 2022. The company wants every car it sells to be fully electric by the year 2030. Anders Wiklund | AFP | Getty…
Why the EV boom could put a major strain on our power grid
Over half of all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 are expected to be electric vehicles. That could put a major strain on our nation’s electric grid, an…
What to know about buying a used EV as more hit the car market
A 2019 pre-owned Nissan Leaf SV on the lot in 2022 during the chip shortage that depleted stock of new auto inventory. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images…
Hertz is going electric, with big implications for EV and auto market
Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz neighborhood location. Hertz Consumers may be on the fence about whether it’s yet time to buy EVs, but car-rental giant Hertz Global…
Recycling end-of-life solar panel, wind turbine is big waste business
Solarcycle CTO Pablo Dias and COO Rob Vinje show a solar panel laminate after it’s been cleanly separated from the glass to investors and partners. The laminate is where most…
Sila: 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50
Founders: Gene Berdichevsky (CEO), Gleb Yushin, Alex JacobsLaunched: 2011Headquarters: Alameda, CaliforniaFunding: $930 millionValuation: N/AKey technologies: NanotechnologyIndustry: AutomotivePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 1 (No. 34 in 2021) As the electric…
Auto giants set their sights on a new growth market for EVs: India
The NH48 highway in India. The country’s electric car sector is small compared to other major economies like China and the U.S. Sw Photography | Digitalvision | Getty Images With…
Berkshire Hathaway is about to hit a big renewable energy milestone
Siemens wind turbines operate on a wind farm in Marshalltown, Iowa, where many of Berkshire’s first big renewable investments were made over the past decade as the former MidAmerican Energy…
Energy markets facing ‘one or two years of extreme volatility’: CEO
This image, from March 2022, shows wind turbines and gas storage facilities in Germany. Europe’s energy markets have experienced turbulence in recent months. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty…
Renault plans to harness geothermal energy and help heat plant
A Renault logo photographed in Bavaria, Germany. The French automotive giant says it’s targeting carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. Igor Golovniov/Sopa Images | Lightrocket |…