EV Batteries
The EV transition needs lithium. Can a decommissioned mine help provide it?
Albemarle wants to return a North Carolina mine to its lithium-producing heyday.
Grace is a former reporter for Tech Brew.
EV Batteries
A by-the-numbers look at lithium, a key commodity for automakers
As it stands, the EV revolution will require a lot more of the metal.
Climate Tech
VC momentum slows for mobility startups
Transportation startups captured a smaller share of the climate-tech pie in 2022.
Energy
Microsoft is one of the world’s biggest solar buyers—here’s why
Solar could be about half of the company’s energy mix by 2025.
Electric Vehicles
With more EVs come more at-home charging options
A range of companies is trying to capture a piece of this growing market.
Venture Capital
Why some VCs are taking notes from a niche battery group
Intercalation Collective could help less-specialized but deeper-pocketed VC firms build their knowledge of the complex battery landscape.
Climate Tech
The year ahead for climate-tech funding
“We have not seen any slowdown in activity, in interest, in company formation, or in talent coming into climate tech.”
Electric Vehicles
GM’s vision for computerized cars
Padma Sundaram, head of software-defined vehicle operations and product assurance, on the future of connected vehicles.
Tech
Emerging Tech Brew’s 2022 in review
Our look back at this year in tech.
Tech
Three inflection points for emerging tech in 2022
Carbon removal, satellite broadband, and generative AI all had breakout years.