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This picture taken on March 17, 2015 shows a Tesla Model S being charged at a car dealership in Shanghai. Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk has launched spacecraft into orbit, but popularising his Tesla electric cars in China is proving to be tougher than rocket science.

2017 Will Be Remembered as the Year Electric Cars Came of Age

A wave of affordable, reliable and attractive 2017-model-year electric cars with impressive range is now hitting the market.
By Andrew Eil
Electricity pylons and wind turbines stand beside the RWE Niederaussem coal-fired power plant while Steam rises from cooling towers on February 16, 2016 near Bergheim, Germany.

Why Are Renewables Buoyant Even as Oil Sinks?

Oil prices are plummeting. Gas is cheap; heating – whether from oil or natural gas – is too.
By Andrew Eil

Techies Asked to Fix NYC's Ancient Power Grid, Actual Rocket Scientists Needed

In a dark conference hall lined with carafes dripping coffee unworthy of the name, a group of engineers, academics, brokers
By Jack Smith IV

In Which Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Freaks Everyone Out About Cyberattacks

By Kelly Faircloth

Con Ed’s Con Job

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