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.
General Motors Co. said yesterday that it's preparing for construction of its large battery plant, a sign that the company intends to compete with Tesla Inc. in making electric vehicles in spite of the economic downturn.
A consensus is emerging that the coronavirus crisis might pause, but not stop, the global march toward electric vehicles, as the bloodletting in the auto industry leaves them in a stronger position than before.
The leading trade group for U.S. solar energy estimated today that the disruption from the coronavirus would cause the industry to lose 38% of its workforce in the first half of this year.
As coronavirus lockdowns encircled the globe from January to March, something surprising happened on the electric grid. Renewable energy had the romp of its short life, while coal withered.
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said he would stand shoulder to shoulder with his auto factory workers as they restarted production yesterday in defiance of a local coronavirus lockdown order.