A 600-mile road trip (and data) proves EV charging doesn’t suck anymore
A recent road trip in an EV revealed just how much faster and more reliable DC Fast charging has become in the U.S.
Oil giant BP shutters its corporate venture arm after 20 years
BP Ventures is shutting down, ending a nearly 20-year run that was marked by reportedly lackluster returns.
Google’s biggest clean power project is 40 miles north of xAI’s unpermitted gas power plant
Google’s biggest solar and battery project stands in sharp contrast with xAI’s nearby unpermitted power plant.
Why Realta Fusion is building a fusion reactor at an old hot dog factory
An old Oscar Mayer factory in Wisconsin will become America’s latest fusion power research and development hub.
New York State halts construction of all new data centers
New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the AI-driven building boom shouldn’t come at the expense of higher electricity costs, water supplies, or local control.
Investors send General Fusion soaring in debut as first publicly traded fusion company
General Fusion started trading on the Nasdaq following a reverse merger that saw high redemptions.
Chevy built an all-American EV truck — why is nobody buying it?
The Chevy Silverado EV is a solid first draft of an EV pickup truck. Here’s what could make it better.
A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon
AI has made it a lot harder for tech companies like Amazon and Google to deliver on their net-zero pledges.
Even Honda is pivoting to data centers
Honda wants in on the lucrative energy storage market. This week it began producing batteries destined for data centers, not driveways.
Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first
“We can take power from a plasma,” Kieran Furlong, co-founder and CEO of Realta Fusion, told TechCrunch. The milestone shows “what’s possible,” he added.