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Elon Musk Is A Billionaire Federal Welfare Vampire

Elon Musk Is A Billionaire Federal Welfare Vampire
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California Bullet Train At Risk As Trump Administration Opens Funding Review

California Bullet Train At Risk As Trump Administration Opens Funding Review
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Current Climate: DOGE Cuts Are Undermining Wildfire Readiness

Current Climate: DOGE Cuts Are Undermining Wildfire Readiness
17.02.2025 5

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Tesla’s Board Chair Has Sold Most Of Her Shares In The EV Maker

Tesla’s Board Chair Has Sold Most Of Her Shares In The EV Maker
14.02.2025 8

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Tesla Faces Protests, Vandalism And Boycott Threats Over Musk’s MAGA-DOGE Rampage

Tesla Faces Protests, Vandalism And Boycott Threats Over Musk’s MAGA-DOGE Rampage
11.02.2025 10

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Current Climate: California Water Waste Was ‘Hydrologic Insanity’

Current Climate: California Water Waste Was ‘Hydrologic Insanity’
10.02.2025 5

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Why Elon Musk’s China Ties Are DOGE’s Biggest Conflict Of Interest

Why Elon Musk’s China Ties Are DOGE’s Biggest Conflict Of Interest
07.02.2025 40

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Current Climate: Does Cutting Clean Car Rules Help Consumers?

Current Climate: Does Cutting Clean Car Rules Help Consumers?
03.02.2025 6

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It’s ‘Never Going To Happen,’ But A Distracted Musk Should Hand Over CEO Reins At Tesla

01.02.2025 10

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How GM Topped Tesla To Become One Of The Fastest-Growing U.S. EV Makers

27.01.2025 10

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Current Climate: Risky Bet On Dirty Energy

27.01.2025 6

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One Of The Last Robot Truckers Finally Ready To Hit The Road

21.01.2025 9

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Current Climate: Suing Big Oil

20.01.2025 2

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Plug Power Snags $1.7 Billion DOE Loan Guarantee For Hydrogen Plants

17.01.2025 8

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Brightline Raising $2.5 Billion Of Private Funds For Vegas-To-L.A. Bullet Train

16.01.2025 5

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L.A.’s Fire Nightmare May Carry A $150 Billion Price Tag

13.01.2025 6

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Current Climate: A Framework For Clean Hydrogen Subsidies

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. getty C lean...

06.01.2025 4

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Despite Tesla’s Wild Stock Surge, Musk Turns To Discounts To Juice Sliding Sales

A couple walks past a Tesla showroom in Chongqing, China. In 2016, Elon Musk promised to never provide discounts for new Tesla cars, tweeting that...

18.12.2024 10

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Waymo Robotaxis Are Heading To Tokyo For Their First Overseas Road Tests

A Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco. Waymo, the top U.S. robotaxi company, is looking to expand the business internationally with plans to begin its...

17.12.2024 7

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Biden’s EV Battery Boom Is Coming — Whether Trump Wants It Or Not

In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the single biggest effort to combat climate change in American history. President-...

16.12.2024 4

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Companies That Don’t Adapt To Climate Change Could See Earnings Hit

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. AFP via Getty Images...

16.12.2024 5

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Biden’s EV Battery Boom Is Coming — Whether Trump Wants It Or Not

In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the single biggest effort to combat climate change in American history. President-...

16.12.2024 4

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GM Pulls The Plug On Its Multibillion-Dollar Cruise Robotaxi Bet

A Cruise vehicle leaves a lot in San Francisco. General Motors, after pouring billions of dollars into its Cruise robotaxi unit over the past eight...

11.12.2024 10

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General Motors Pulls The Plug On Multibillion-Dollar Cruise Robotaxi Plans

A Cruise vehicle leaves a lot in San Francisco. General Motors, after pouring billions of dollars into its Cruise robotaxi unit over the past eight...

11.12.2024 7

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Trump Could Derail California High-Speed Rail Project, Despite Billions Spent

Construction has begun on California's high-speed rail project in the Central Valley. During the long, not-so-scenic drive between the San...

05.12.2024 7

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30 Under 30 Transportation & Mobility 2025: These Young Founders Are Going Places

Not long after they started selling electric vehicle chargers to property managers in 2019, Xeal cofounders Alexander Isaacson, 28, and Nikhil...

03.12.2024 5

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Buttigieg Is Pushing Out Billions In Grants Before Trump Takes Over

Inhis remaining months as transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg has a very clear focus: push as many federal funds designated for infrastructure...

26.11.2024 9

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Carmakers Want To Keep EVs In Drive

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. getty U.S. auto...

25.11.2024 3

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Hyundai’s New CEO Says It’s Sticking With EVs Under Trump–But May Boost Hybrids

Jose Munoz, president of Hyundai Motor Co., attends the unveiling of the IONIQ 9, an all electric three-row SUV, in Los Angeles Donald Trump’s...

22.11.2024 5

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Why Billionaire Investor Tom Steyer Is Bullish On Clean Energy Under Trump

P resident-elect Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accords in 2017, slowing global efforts to fight a climate crisis he’s called...

14.11.2024 4

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Waymo Opens Robotaxi Rides To Anyone In L.A.

A Waymo robotaxi parks next to The Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Waymo, Alphabet’s robotic taxi unit, is expanding access to the service in...

12.11.2024 4

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Waymo Opens Robotaxi Rides To Anyone In L.A. – Though Service Area Remains Small

A Waymo robotaxi parks next to The Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Waymo, Alphabet’s robotic taxi unit, is expanding access to the service in...

12.11.2024 20

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Brace For Climate Impact

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. The Associated Press...

11.11.2024 3

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Elon Musk’s Risky Gamble On Trump Pays Off

Tesla CEO Elon Musk at a Trump campaign rally. Elon Musk’s reputation and wealth derive from his willingness to make risky bets decades ago with...

07.11.2024 5

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Elon Musk’s Relentless Trolling Of Democrats Is Tarnishing Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes the stage at a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27. E...

01.11.2024 5

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Alphabet’s Waymo Logging 150,000 Robotaxi Rides And 1 Million Miles A Week

A Waymo robotaxi carries passengers in Santa Monica, California. Waymo, Alphabet’s robotic taxi unit, is now providing over 150,000 paid rides per...

30.10.2024 30

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This Powder Could Be A Gamechanger For Capturing CO2

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Zihui Zhou, UC...

28.10.2024 10

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Waymo Hauls In $5.6 Billion To Boost Its Growing Robotaxi Business

A Waymo robotaxi operating in San Francisco Waymo, the leading operator of artificial intelligence-enabled robotic taxis, has raised $5.6 billion...

25.10.2024 4

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Elon Musk Confirms There’s No $25,000 Tesla EV On The Way

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a town hall with Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Dave McCormick on Oct. 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh. Tesla CEO Elon...

24.10.2024 10

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Redwood Materials’ New Specialty: Recycling EV Batteries Damaged By Fire And Hurricanes

A burned battery pack from a Tesla Semi is shipped to Redwood Materials' processing plant in Nevada. Redwood Materials, a battery recycling and...

10.10.2024 3

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Elon Musk Sees Tesla’s Future In Self-Driving Robotaxis But He’s Far Behind Waymo

Illustration by Fernando Capeto for Forbes; Photos by Apu Gomes/Getty Images; JannHuizenga/Getty Images E lon Musk’s much-hyped Tesla “CyberCab”...

10.10.2024 3

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Helene Busts The Myth Of Climate Havens

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Getty Images For...

07.10.2024 4

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Waymo Bulking Up Robotaxi Fleet With Electric Hyundai Hatchbacks

Waymo plans to add Hyundai Ioniq 5s to its robotaxi fleet starting in 2025. Waymo, the biggest and only commercial robotaxi service in the U.S.,...

04.10.2024 3

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The Brains Behind Failed Robotruck Startup TuSimple Is Making A Comeback

Bot Auto founder and CEO Xiaodi Hou. Xiaodi Hou, the cofounder and CTO behind the failed startup TuSimple, is making another attempt to master...

26.09.2024 4

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The Inaugural Forbes Sustainability Leaders List

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Jamel Toppin for...

23.09.2024 4

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How Sunrun Is Easing The Electric Power Crunch One Home At A Time

The U.S. power grid is struggling to keep up with rising electricity demand for everything from AI data centers and electric cars to increased...

19.09.2024 3

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How Jennifer Granholm’s Energy Department Is Pumping Billions Into Clean Tech

As Secretary of Energy at a time when funding for clean energy in the U.S. is at its highest ever, Jennifer Granholm has an unprecedented task:...

19.09.2024 4

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How Sunrun Is Easing The Electric Power Crunch One Home At A Time

The U.S. power grid is struggling to keep up with rising electricity demand for everything from AI data centers and electric cars to increased...

19.09.2024 2

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How Jennifer Granholm’s Energy Department Is Pumping Billions Into Clean Tech

As Secretary of Energy at a time when funding for clean energy in the U.S. is at its highest ever, Jennifer Granholm has an unprecedented task:...

19.09.2024 3

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This Robot Truck Developer Goes Offroad In Search Of Profitability

A driverless Kodiak truck hauls sand in West Texas. Kodiak Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup developing driverless big rigs to carry freight on...

12.09.2024 5

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