How a School Bus Electrified a Reporter’s Hometown
Dionne Searcey traveled to Wymore, Neb., where she grew up, to learn about some residents’ resistance to a new battery-powered bus.
Oil Companies are Thriving as the World Pushes for Clean Energy
High prices and growing demand have helped U.S. oil producers take in record profits despite global efforts to spur greater use of renewable energy and electric cars.
Consumers Should Control Their Electric Meter Data
The data they generate must be standardized and widely available to be useful. Right now, it mostly isn’t.
A.I. Helped to Spot a Copper Mining Bonanza in Zambia
The site, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China.
A Brand-New Electric Bus, No Charge. (That Was One Problem.)
In tiny Wymore, Neb., a sleek new battery-powered school bus became a Rorschach test for the future.
Republicans Used to Love Wind and Solar. That Romance Has Cooled.
A new Pew Research Center survey finds Republican support for wind, solar and electric vehicles has tanked since President Biden was elected, mostly among those 65 and older.
Trump’s War on Clean Energy Would Benefit China, Economists Say
President Biden’s landmark climate law could be repealed in a Trump administration. Experts said that would jeopardize $488 billion in American investments.
How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)
Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset.
Biden Doesn’t Want You Buying an E.V. From China. Here’s Why.
The president wants to shift America’s car fleet toward electric vehicles, but not at the expense of American jobs or national security.
How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy
The United States and Europe are trying to catch up to a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.