David Ferris
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Seattle, WA, United States
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How the Hummer is fueling a backlash against electric trucks
The Hummer has long generated controversy. This time, an electric version is pitting EV advocates against each other. → Read More
Will electric vehicles kill the gas station?
Electric vehicles are changing the way Americans fuel up. Will it mean the end of the gas station? → Read More
Does a Musk-owned Twitter dim Tesla's star?
Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter could have significant repercussions for Tesla and electric vehicles, observers say. → Read More
Why Biden won't talk about Tesla
President Biden rarely mentions Tesla Inc. and Elon Musk — an omission that is revealing about the administration’s plans for electric vehicles, analysts → Read More
The hard road to electrifying a mighty truck
A mining giant is attempting a technological experiment that could upend the quest for clean hydrogen. → Read More
Rivian is coming. Here's why it matters
Americans always have had exactly one choice when it comes to all-electric carmakers: Tesla. Starting this month, they will have another. → Read More
When the toughest trees met the hottest fire
An inferno last year among ancient redwoods raises a question: Can nature's most resilient trees weather the ravages of climate change? → Read More
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: GM venture takes aim at EV frontier: Delivery vans
Forget luxury sedans: General Motors Co. sees an opportunity to electrify fleet vehicles and commercial trucks → Read More
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: GM vs. Ford: What their EV split reveals
General Motors and Ford made it clear yesterday that they are heading toward electrification at different speeds. What does it mean for EVs? → Read More
ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Tesla microgrids spread as U.S. grid 'gets worse and worse'
A Tesla Inc. executive made a stir last week when he revealed that the company is operating more than 120 microgrids. The online comment by Michael Snyder, Tesla's director of engineering and construction for energy projects, signaled that a company known for its cars and batteries is restlessly encroaching on other parts of the energy system. → Read More
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Tesla plans new Gigafactory, scores Wall Street win
Tesla Inc. expanded its footprint in two historic dimensions yesterday. → Read More
PANDEMIC: Inside clean energy's coronavirus job crash
Hundreds of thousands of people in clean energy jobs have been idled and furloughed. → Read More
Video blog, week 1: 'Oil country' edition
Every week, the Electric Road Trip brings you a video recap of where we've been and what we learned. This is our first installment. Here, reporters Edward Klump and Mike Lee look back on the highlights of their 1,000-mile journey from Houston to Nashville. → Read More
ELECTRIC ROAD TRIP: What we're driving on the 6,000-mile Electric Road Trip
In preparing for our Electric Road Trip that starts next week, we get one question all the time: What electric car are you driving? → Read More
ELECTRIC ROAD TRIP: Where our 6,000-mile Electric Road Trip Is Going (and Where It's Not)
There's never been anything quite like our Electric Road Trip that starts next month. Until now, a squad of professional journalists haven't knocked around America for two months in an electric vehicle, investigating how electric transportation will change our lives. → Read More
ELECTRIC ROAD TRIP: We're driving 6,000 miles in an electric car. Here's why.
We're doing something crazy this fall. → Read More
RENEWABLE ENERGY: 'No longer a solar company.' Is Tesla still a player?
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk bills his company as the "world's only integrated sustainable energy company" capable of producing clean electricity, storing it in batteries and building the cars that run on that power. But Tesla may be starving its solar business to feed its auto ambitions. → Read More
DOE: Renewable chief: 'I'm not concerned' about Pallone
Dan Simmons, the new head of the Department of Energy's renewables and efficiency office, says he doesn't have an opinion on the "Green New Deal." He's not worried about investigations by incoming House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.). And "affordability" is his No. 1 priority. → Read More
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: How Volkswagen turned from diesel pariah into electric gorilla
Only a few years after its huge diesel cheating scandal, Volkswagen AG is upending the business of fueling electric cars. → Read More
TRANSPORTATION: 7 takeaways from a wild year for EVs
In 2018, electric vehicles seized the attention of investors and regulators and infiltrated everything on wheels. They also earned some new enemies. → Read More