Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. As we all know, Donald Trump is not a fan of electric vehicles. In fact, overall, the Fossil Fuel Party does not want people leaving the gas pump behind and driving electric cars. So, it was also no surprise to those who pay attention to… Continue reading Clean Technica: Yes, Trump’s Policies Are Hurting The EV Transition — Automaker Statements004150
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Clean Technica: California VPP Links 100,000 Residential Storage Batteries004149
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. At 7:00 pm on July 29, 2025, history was made in California. That’s when PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E tapped 100,000 residential storage batteries installed by Tesla and Sunrun to form a first of its kind VPP — virtual power plant. In all, those batteries supplied… Continue reading Clean Technica: California VPP Links 100,000 Residential Storage Batteries004149
Computer Science Grads Are Being Forced to Work Fast Food Jobs as AI Tanks Their Career
Until very recently, studying computer science — or some variation thereof — was considered among the best bets an incoming college freshman could make. Now, as the New York Times reports based on interviews with experts and recent CS graduates alike, those who did are struggling to find work in fast food, nevermind as entry-level coders, amid massive… Continue reading Computer Science Grads Are Being Forced to Work Fast Food Jobs as AI Tanks Their Career
AI Industry Warns That New Lawsuit Could Destroy It Entirely
Last month, a federal judge ruled that potentially millions of writers can join a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the AI startup Anthropic. The suit, filed by three authors, accused the Claude chatbot maker of using pirated books downloaded from “shadow libraries” such as LibGen to train its large language models. Upping the ante through… Continue reading AI Industry Warns That New Lawsuit Could Destroy It Entirely
OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt
OpenAI’s GPT-5 model was meant to be a world-changing upgrade to its wildly popular and precocious chatbot. But for some users, last Thursday’s release felt more like a wrenching downgrade, with the new ChatGPT presenting a diluted personality and making surprisingly dumb mistakes. On Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to say the… Continue reading OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt
Trump administration stops illegal freeze of $5B EV charger funds after losing in court
The Trump administration has finally issued new guidance that states can use to dole out $5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, after spending months withholding the money. A coalition of states sued over the funding freeze in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which was one of the administration’s many attempts… Continue reading Trump administration stops illegal freeze of $5B EV charger funds after losing in court
I jump-started a bus from the 1930s with this power bank – here’s the verdict
Gooloo GT6000 Jump Starter ZDNET’s key takeaways The GT6000 is on sale on Amazon for $140. It’s one of the biggest power banks you can buy at 99.9Wh, with USB-C and USB-A, DC output, and jump starter capability. It’s overkill if you’re looking for a portable charger for your phone. I test a lot of… Continue reading I jump-started a bus from the 1930s with this power bank – here’s the verdict
Elon Musk confirms he killed Tesla Dojo, but his reason raises eyebrows
Elon Musk confirms he killed Dojo, Tesla’s supercomputer project, but the reason he claims led to the killing of the project does raise some eyebrows. Last week, a new report from Bloomberg claimed that Tesla shut down its Dojo supercomputer program after 20 members quit to join a new startup, DensityAI. The news came just… Continue reading Elon Musk confirms he killed Tesla Dojo, but his reason raises eyebrows
Tesla loses its head of service in North America
Tesla’s director of service for the North American market announced that he left the automaker after almost 9 years. The talent exodus continues at Tesla. Since a wave of mass layoffs last year, Tesla has been experiencing a talent exodus. Here is just a short list of Tesla execs who left the company this year:… Continue reading Tesla loses its head of service in North America
Tesla has new longest range EV: Model 3 with 830 km (515 miles), but only in China
Tesla has introduced a new, longest-range model, a variant of the Model 3 with 830 km (515 miles) of range, but it is currently planned only for the Chinese market. Last month, we reported on Tesla filing with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) for two new variants of its existing models: Tesla… Continue reading Tesla has new longest range EV: Model 3 with 830 km (515 miles), but only in China