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.
The auto emissions rule announced yesterday by the Trump administration adds a darker tint to the outlook for electric vehicles, which already faced a stormy forecast because of the novel coronavirus crisis.
The novel coronavirus has presented the solar industry with an unsavory smorgasbord of problems all at the same time.
Almost two-thirds of energy storage businesses are seeing delays related to the new coronavirus that could lead to an "immediate and potentially devastating" impact, according to a trade group survey.
The business of putting solar panels on homes is being severely damaged by the coronavirus crisis, especially in states that are requiring residents to shelter in place and solar workers to stay away.
Tesla Inc. yesterday relented to demands by local authorities to shut down car manufacturing at its home plant due to the new coronavirus pandemic, while an analyst predicted that the company's production of electric vehicles will miss targets that seemed achievable a few weeks ago.