Ford Fathom will be the cheapest American EV capable of powering a house

Ford is rolling out two new chargers capable of powering a home or the grid — so-called V2X capability.

Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it?

Fusion startups face a new challenge, one unrelated to plasma physics: Give the government shares in exchange for funding awards or go it alone?

Commonwealth Fusion Systems gets $85M to build better fusion-ready semiconductors

Top-funded fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems received an $85 million award from the federal government to advance conductors for fusion power plants.

Fusion startup Helion is developing new semiconductors that could double output of its power plants

Helion now has another $225 million to help speed development of its first fusion power plant, due to provide Microsoft with electricity in 2028.

GM is betting compute and AI will help it compete with Chinese automakers

To compete with Tesla, Rivian, and a host of Chinese automakers, GM’s fourth-gen EV platform will roll out a new central computer and electrical architecture that will debut in 2028 in the Cadillac Escalade IQ.

Heat pump tech is 170 years old. Pascal thinks it’s time for an update.

Refrigerants startup Pascal has a new take on heat pump and cooling tech using a sponge-like material that promises to be 20% more efficient.

GM to close Detroit battery assembly plant, but not for reasons you might think

GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker’s electrification strategy.

Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language

Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing through their stems.

Amazon to fund 12 small nuclear reactors at former Indiana coal plant

Amazon and X-energy have inked another deal to deploy nuclear power to the grid. This one will generate nearly 1 gigawatt of electricity.

Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis

Maybe it was the grey color, the slightly bulbous roofline, or the vaguely SUV-like proportions of the electric Porsche Macan, but as I shuttled kids and groceries around city and suburban streets, I never once noticed a longing stare from other driver…