Alan Ohnsman is a Forbes senior editor covering cleantech and advanced transportation. He joined Forbes in 2016 and reports from Los Angeles. He authors the Current Climate newsletter and has covered Tesla since 2006, when he was with Bloomberg News. He has a graduate degree in
Robot Trucks Can Help Cut Fuel Consumption
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at an emerging market for electric tugboats and boom times for a solar panel maker that doesn’t use Chinese components
How The Iran War Oil Shock Is Helping Launch A Market For Electric Tugboats
Arc Marine started out selling luxury electric boats. Now it’s chasing a bigger business: battery-powered tugs, barges and military boats.
Boom Times For The Battery Energy Storage Market
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Tesla’s reliance on California and a deal to supply clean hydrogen, generated underground, for buses and trucks
California Hater Elon Musk Needs The State’s Subsidies To Launch Tesla’s Semi
The outspoken billionaire trashes his former home state, but its generous incentives and vast customer base are vital to selling the EV maker’s electric big rig.
Tackling Plastic Pollution With A Hemp-Based Alternative
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a Korean solar billionaire and The Ocean Cleanup’s Boyan Slat on trash interceptors and Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Solar On The Farm: The Benefits Of Agrivoltaics
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at what’s driving the clean energy transition and Trek’s CEO on the booming e-bike market
Planning For The End Of The Oil Age
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at mining copper with AI-powered robots and using weed-killing lasers instead of chemicals for healthier farming
Finding Hidden Geothermal Power With AI
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how SpaceX’s IPO could leave Tesla eating rocket dust and the need for better forest management in a warming world
This Tesla Veteran Is Running A Copper Mine With AI-Powered Robots
Mariana Minerals is operating what it says is the world’s first autonomous mine, extracting and refining copper in Utah to meet surging demand for the costly metal.
SpaceX’s IPO Could Leave Tesla Eating Rocket Dust
Tesla shares could be overshadowed by the aerospace company’s record-breaking $1.75 trillion public offering and what some investors see as more “sizzle.”