Tesla Offers Glimpse at Future of Solar With Puerto Rico Project

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Oct 26, 2017 At the Hospital del Niño in San Juan, Elon Musk's company has already put up an electricity generating facility powered by the sun. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Time for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands to Go All Green

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Oct 6, 2017 As Elon Musk and others have made clear, the islands’ centralized fossil-fueled electric grids should not be rebuilt. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Critic Calls N.Y. Times Op-Ed by Erik Prince an ‘Infomercial’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Aug 31, 2017 The Blackwater founder advocates privatizing the military in Afghanistan and compares his work to that of Elon Musk and SpaceX. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Volvo Will Produce Only Electric and Hybrid Vehicles by 2019

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 7, 2017 With China and India increasingly dedicated to pushing greener cars, the Asian market may drive the whole industry in that direction much faster than anyone expected. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Pulls U.S. Out of Paris Climate Accord, Drawing Fire From Opponents Around the Globe (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2017 The president’s widely anticipated announcement was met with applause and scorn, some from surprising sources. The president’s widely anticipated announcement was met with applause and scorn, some from surprising sources. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tesla Is Accused of Fostering a Hostile Work Environment for Women

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2017 A female engineer sues the electric-car company, alleging she faced “pervasive harassment” and a sexist corporate culture. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Photo of the Week: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9, Up in Flames

BLANK Sep 3, 2016 That part of the left-wing mind that ranges from suspicion to rejection of the doctrine of private wealth was allowed a touch of schadenfreude when the billionaire’s dream flashed hues of yellow and orange before shaking buildings for several miles around. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Questions of Morality and Safety Are Steering the Future of Self-Driving Cars

Thor Benson / Truthdig Aug 18, 2016 The so-called “trolley problem” isn’t the only issue on the horizon as the driverless car rolls toward the nation’s public roads. The so-called “trolley problem” isn’t the only issue on the horizon as the driverless car rolls toward the nation’s public roads. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Clean Aviation Will Take Wing, but ETA Is Up in the Air

Thor Benson / Truthdig Mar 4, 2016 With legendary inventor Elon Musk in the vanguard, innovators are racing to design an all-electric aircraft. One fact that spurs them on: Today's aviation-fuel airplanes are a significant part of the pollution crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In ‘Ex Machina,’ a Robo Babe Raises Powerful Questions

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig May 18, 2015 In the spirit of cautionary prophesies such as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Demon Seed,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Her,” Alex Garland’s provocative film raises questions of gender, ethics and existentialism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stephen Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Could Spell Doom for Humans

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 3, 2014 Theoretical physicist and all-around genius Stephen Hawking has relied for decades on a kind of artificial intelligence to help him communicate, but that doesn't mean he endorses AI without reservation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Elon Musk’s Nevada Gigafactory May Save the World (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 6, 2014 It will take time to de-suburbanize the U.S. and move habitations and jobs back into manageable cities, but the world doesn’t have that much time. That's why Tesla Motors' new gigafactory is very, very good news. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )