Climate

The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It

The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It

Albert Wagner

Moqadi Mokoena had been feeling uneasy all day. When he’d left his home on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, ...

Ford delays new EV plant, cancels electric three-row SUV

Ford delays new EV plant, cancels electric three-row SUV

Ev Richard

DETROIT – Ford Motor is delaying production of a next-generation all-electric pickup truck at a new plant in Tennessee and ...

Elon Musk Is No Climate Hero

Elon Musk Is No Climate Hero

Mickey Vernon

WIRED has been writing about Elon Musk—he of the electric cars, space rockets, tunnel-boring machines, implantable brain interfaces, Mars mission, ...

Ola Electric shares rise 20% in India IPO, valuing firm at .8 billion

Ola Electric shares rise 20% in India IPO, valuing firm at $4.8 billion

Ev Richard

Bhavish Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ola Cabs and founder of Ola Electric speaks during a press conference ahead ...

Tesla shares fall 8% in premarket trading after earnings miss

Tesla shares fall 8% in premarket trading after earnings miss

John Ray

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Antonio Masiello | Getty Images Tesla shares dropped more than 8% in premarket trading in ...

‘Loophole’ may get you a ,500 tax credit for leasing an EV

‘Loophole’ may get you a $7,500 tax credit for leasing an EV

Ev Richard

Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images Buying a new electric vehicle isn’t the only way consumers can access a $7,500 ...

SunPower stock collapses below  as company halts leases, installations and shipments

SunPower stock collapses below $1 as company halts leases, installations and shipments

Albert Wagner

Workers install solar panels during a SunPower installation on a home in Napa, California, US, on Monday, July 17, 2023.  ...

AI’s Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet’s Hyper-Consumption Era

AI’s Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet’s Hyper-Consumption Era

Albert Wagner

Right now, generative artificial intelligence is impossible to ignore online. An AI-generated summary may randomly appear at the top of ...

German airline Lufthansa hikes ticket fares due to environmental costs

German airline Lufthansa hikes ticket fares due to environmental costs

Bob Elliott

An Airbus A340-300 and an Airbus A 321-100 belonging to Lufthansa are parked on the airport apron. Helmut Fricke | ...

Iceland wants to revamp its tourist tax policy to fight overtourism

Iceland wants to revamp its tourist tax policy to fight overtourism

Bob Elliott

The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa near the fishing town of Grindavik, Iceland, on May 23, 2024. John Moore | Getty ...