Alan Ohnsman

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Tesla’s engineering exodus and helping the electric truck market expand

The latest departures, days after shareholders backed Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, follow the loss of top sales, battery, robotics and chip executives this year.

Big funds, advisory firms and the Pope oppose the exorbitant plan. Approval means shareholders think the polarizing, distracted CEO can top past successes with an AI-powered strategy.

Led by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, the company is expanding from battery recycling and materials production to making large-scale energy storage systems.

The ridehail company is rolling out the incentive to boost its “Uber Electric” option after the Trump administration ended the federal EV tax credit last month.

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Rivian’s big bet on a small electric SUV and the implications of breaching the 1.5-degree global temperature limit

The Rivian founder and CEO expects its small SUV R2, priced from $45,000, to be fully competitive with Tesla’s top-selling Model Y when sales begin early next year.

The Alphabet unit’s plan to expand internationally comes as it also prepares to offer driverless rides in at least half a dozen additional U.S. cities.

The Alphabet unit’s plan to expand internationally comes as it also prepares to offer driverless rides in at least half a dozen additional U.S. cities.

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at pulling lithium from the Great Salt Lake for batteries and talks with Gina McCarthy about local efforts to fight climate change