Meet the Tesla semi truck, Elon Musk’s most electrifying gamble yet
Powered by a massive battery and capable of hauling 80,000 pounds, it can ramble 500 miles between charges. It’ll even drive itself — on the highway, at least.
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Entries by Landon Hall
Tesla’s new second-generation Roadster will be the fastest production car ever made
Elon Musk promised a surprise during the Tesla semi unveiling event, and boy did he deliver: the return of the Roadster. But it’s no repeat performance.
GM says cheaper batteries will help it profit off electric vehicles by 2021
General Motors intends to make a profit on its next generation of electric vehicles because the batteries will cost nearly one-third less than the batteries in today’s Chevrolet Bolt, CEO Mary Barra said this week.
Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund proposes to drop oil, gas stocks from index
Norway’s trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund is proposing to drop oil and gas companies from its benchmark index, which would mean cutting its investments in those companies.
Keystone pipeline spills 210,000 gallons of oil on eve of permitting decision for TransCanada
The Keystone pipeline running from Canada across the Great Plains leaked Thursday morning, spilling about 5,000 barrels of oil — or 210,000 gallons — southeast of the small town of Amherst in northeast South Dakota.
A West Texas oil boom brings an increase in natural gas flaring
Overall, companies working in the West Texas portion of the Permian Basin, which also extends into New Mexico, burned off around 80 billion cubic feet of natural gas in two years.
Global oil demand to withstand rise of electric vehicles: IEA
Global oil demand will fall only modestly alongside the expected rise in electric vehicles over the next two decades, with consumption in petrochemicals and other transportation still growing, the International Energy Agency said.
Southern California smog worsens for second straight year despite reduced emissions
Southern California smog worsened for a second straight year in the latest sign that progress in cleaning the nation’s most polluted air is faltering.
Tesla Model 3 depositors staying put as wait in line lengthens
Even as the company led by Elon Musk struggles with manufacturing bottlenecks and pushes back production targets by at least a quarter, many reservation holders aren’t budging.
What air pollution can do to your bones
Researchers found a relationship between long term air pollution and osteoporosis, a condition in which your bones become weaker and more likely to break.
