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IONNA Enters National Release Phase

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Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:59:13 +0000

IONNA moves from public beta to full-scale national release Over 100 sites contracted since launching in February 2024 Deploying over 1,000 live charging bays and enabling EV road trips across the U.S. by the end of 2025 IONNA convenience stores powered by Amazon’s cutting-edge Just Walk Out technology to debut at … [continued]

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We Need Solar & Storage to Address the Energy Emergency

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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:41:15 +0000

Solar and Energy Storage Can Be Built Twice as Fast as Other Technologies President Trump recently declared an energy emergency. In his Executive Order, he states “We need a reliable, diversified, and affordable supply of energy to drive our Nation’s manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and defense industries, and to sustain the … [continued]

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Freyr Battery Factory in Georgia Bites the Dust

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:10:32 +0000

Freyr, based in Norway, was one of the first companies to jump into the US market with big battery plans due to the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats in 2022. I interviewed Freyr’s CEO, Tom Jensen, soon afterward about the plans and about the Inflation Reduction Act. I’ll embed … [continued]

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Trump Admin Freezes Giant NEVI Charging Program — But Can It?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 01:10:01 +0000

The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) charging program is a major EV program created as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congress passed in 2022 when Joe Biden was president and Democrats controlled Congress. It includes $5 billion in grants to roll out more EV charging infrastructure all across … [continued]

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New US Energy Secretary’s Idiotic Press Release

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:08:43 +0000

Elections don’t matter. They’re all the same. That’s the nonsense you hear far too often. Elections do matter, and they result in massive differences in policy and in the future. The new US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, has signed his first Secretarial Order. It directs the US Department of … [continued]

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New US Energy Secretary’s Idiotic Press Release

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:08:43 +0000

Elections don’t matter. They’re all the same. That’s the nonsense you hear far too often. Elections do matter, and they result in massive differences in policy and in the future. The new US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, has signed his first Secretarial Order. It directs the US Department of … [continued]

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China Responds to Trump Tariffs

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:15:50 +0000

In response to Trump’s administration imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, China has responded. However, make no doubt about it, China has been planning for this for a long time. “It’s aiming for finding measures that maximize the impact and also minimize the risk that the Chinese economy may face,” … [continued]

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If You Didn’t Think Elon Musk Was Insane Before …

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:23:50 +0000

This is absolutely bonkers. Even after a bonkers 12 months, or a bonkers 5 years, or a bonkers 9 years, they continue to shock. In particular, Elon Musk continues to shock. Regulations — Completely Gone, Eliminated, by Default Reportedly, Elon Musk said on a call early Monday morning, just after … [continued]

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Donald Trump Handing the World to China

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:40:02 +0000

Things that have existed since we were born are very hard to imagine not existing. That may be especially true for broad societal norms, structures, and assumptions. The United States has held an exceptional role in the world for more than 100 years, and especially since World War II. Through … [continued]

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Unions Warn Members Not To Trust Musk’s Masked Severance Promises

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:57:09 +0000

The Trump administration has let go hundreds of federal employees, including the removal of as many as 17 inspectors general, whose job is to conduct objective audits of federal agencies and promote efficiency. Emily Davies, Jeff Stein, and Faiz Siddiqui of the Washington Post reported this week that a proposal … [continued]

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