David reports on and coordinates coverage of the intersection of transportation and the electric grid. He has written extensively on the trends and personalities that drive technologies like energy storage and solar power. He has also posted dispatches from India, Russia, Cuba and Puerto Rico, where he led coverage of the epic hurricane and blackout. Earlier he served as an editor and columnist at Sierra and has freelanced for many publications including Popular Science and The New York Times.
DICKINSON, N.D. — North Dakota is a hostile environment for electric vehicles in just about every way. Nonetheless, they're getting the attention of some powerful institutions.
BILLINGS, Mont. — I started yesterday's journey with apprehension. From Miles City, Mont., I had to drive to Billings, into the teeth of a snowstorm.
DICKINSON, N.D. — To understand how hardcore the Tesla community of North Dakota is, consider our first meeting.
Yesterday I spoke by phone with Mary Louise Kelly, the co-host of NPR's "All Things Considered," who had questions about the Electric Road Trip.
BISMARCK, N.D. — Today, E&E News published "This Tesla sells kids on coal," a story about an alignment between two things that rarely jibe: coal interests and electric vehicles.