Latest News Updates From David R. Baker

Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Hydrogen Maker Plug Power Makes $525 Million Debt Deal

Plug Power announced a $525 million secured debt facility, and said it completed construction of a hydrogen production plant in Louisiana.

April 28, 2025
Business, Technology

Blink Sees Benefit From Shift to Tesla Charging Standard

The auto industry鈥檚 rapid shift to using Tesla鈥檚 charging standard for other electric cars will benefit Blink Charging Co., the company鈥檚 CEO said during its second-quarter earnings call.

August 9, 2023
Business, Fuel

Badar Khan to Succeed Retiring Cathy Zoi as CEO of EVgo

Electric-car charging company EVgo Inc. said CEO Cathy Zoi will retire in November and be succeeded by board member Badar Khan.

August 2, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

California Sees Huge Battery Storage Spike Over Three Years

California has, in just three years, seen a tenfold increase in batteries plugged into its grid as solar and wind installations take the place of aging gas-burning power plants.

July 12, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

Nth Cycle to Open Ohio Plant to Reclaim Battery Metals

Startup Nth Cycle is opening its first full-scale plant in Fairfield, Ohio, to produce a mix of nickel and cobalt 鈥 key ingredients of the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles.

June 26, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

California to Join $8 Billion Hydrogen Hub Race

California will seek some of the $8 billion President Joe Biden set aside for building hydrogen production hubs, joining a crowded race among states angling for the money.

May 18, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

California Falls Short in Fight to Curb Emissions

California鈥檚 carbon market was supposed to be a model for the U.S., harnessing the power of capitalism to fight climate change in the world鈥檚 fifth-biggest economy. But nearly 10 years after 鈥渃ap and trade鈥 began, there鈥檚 little proof the system has had much direct impact on curbing planet-warming pollutants.

May 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous

Walmart Will Run Forklifts on 鈥楪reen鈥 Hydrogen in Plug Power Deal

Plug Power Inc.鈥檚 bid to become a major supplier of carbon-free hydrogen just won the backing of one of the company鈥檚 oldest customers: Walmart Inc.

April 19, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

Volta Stock Plunges After Founders Resign

Shares of Volta Inc. plunged to all-time lows after the electric vehicle charging company announced the abrupt departures of two of its top executives, both of them founders of the firm.

March 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

GM to Install 40,000 Public EV Chargers

General Motors Co. will use its dealership network to deploy up to 40,000 electric vehicle chargers across the U.S. and Canada, as the veteran automaker ramps up its shift to plug-in models.

October 26, 2021