Reno, Nevada — In a field outside of Reno, Nevada, sit rows and rows of solar panels soaking up sunshine. Beside them are used electric vehicle batteries under white plastic, whose job is to keep two data centers for Crusoe, an artificial intelligence cloud platform, running day and night. “The whole AI industry is struggling … Read more
Company using recycled EV batteries, solar panels to help power data centers – CBS News Watch CBS News Recycling company Redwood Materials is using old electric vehicle batteries to help increase the energy supply for artificial intelligence data centers. Andres Gutierrez reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, … Read more
The massive tax and spending cut bill that Congress passed Thursday ends federal tax incentives for electric vehicles. Buyers have until Sept. 30 to qualify for the federal tax credits on EVs before they are terminated. But experts say there are still strong financial reasons to consider buying the vehicles even without those incentives. Before … Read more
Last September, the U.S. Postal Service debuted its long-awaited — and much litigated — electric vehicle mail delivery truck. Since then, more than 7,200 new zero-emissions vehicles have been distributed to the Postal Service. But a provision tucked inside the Senate Republican bill to enact President Trump’s second-term agenda would force the USPS to sell … Read more