Honored to spend time in the CA State Capitol 🗳️talking to our representatives & agency leaders about the green & battery economy🔋🔌Thank you for your invaluable support to Climate startups, CA innovation & workforce & to LACI and my fellow trailblazing Climate founders! ⚡️🏆
A British couple we know visited SF this past week. They like to walk, and walked all over the city. They said it seemed cleaner and safer than London. So while there is still work to do, SF is now definitely fine to visit. If you feel like visiting the US, that is.
Redwood Materials is absolutely crushing it.
20 GWhs of batteries recycled in 2024.
It's worth watching the video below, there's some good tidbits in it 🤠
NEWS: Redwood Materials recycled a record 20 GWh of batteries in 2024.
That’s nearly double the amount of battery energy storage Tesla deployed in all of Q4 2024.
How is China's EV boom affecting gasoline demand and electricity demand? It has been hard to find precise data on this so here's a thread working out some numbers.
Zero-emission vehicles sales in California have officially notched one of their best quarters ever!
Last quarter, more than 118,000 new ZEVs were sold — 25.7% of all new vehicle sales in the state.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's comments on EVs today:
"This is coming whether we like it or not."
"Consumers, particularly younger people, are into this. and The world is into this. America needs to play in this space for a variety of reasons–whether it's clean air, whether its just creating jobs for the new economy"
"The march toward electric cars is inevitable"
- @GrahamBlog
The equity risk premiums, by country, become the basis for costs of equity and capital for investments that you (as a business) are considering in these countries, and for valuing companies with operating exposure in these countries. damodaran.com
How it started: Toyota issued a recall saying our battery might burst into flames. Battery started acting funny so we asked them to tow the car to the dealership to take a look, for safety. They said "noooo bestie just drive it in!"
How it's going:
It is with great sadness that the Simons Foundation announces the death of its co-founder and chair emeritus, James Harris Simons. Jim was an award-winning mathematician, a legendary investor and a generous philanthropist. simonsfoundation.org/2024/05…
ALT Photo of James Harris Simons, credit: Beatrice de Gea
NorCal Solar 50 Year Celebration, happening on April 26 in Oakland, part of @SFClimateWeek SF Climate Week.
Lightning Talks, a start-up showcase, and exclusive announcements that will shape the future of solar energy.
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