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Bloomberg
5 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
How a Shortage of Transformers Threatens Electricity Supply
To slash emissions fast, the formula is simple: electrify everything and clean up the grid. But in practice, progress is slowed by all sorts of bottlenecks — from arcane permitting processes to sky-high electricity costs. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi sits down with producer Oscar Boyd to spotlight a surprising culprit slowing the transition: a global shortage of transformers, and why it has industry insiders so worried. This episode kicks off Bottlenecks, a new series exploring the lesser known obstacles standing in the way of our net-zero future. Listen now, and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube to get new episodes of Zero every Thursday.
Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Zero: The Device Throttling Our Electrified Future
To slash emissions fast, the formula is simple: electrify everything and clean up the grid. But in practice, progress is slowed by all sorts of bottlenecks — from arcane permitting processes to sky-high electricity costs. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi sits down with producer Oscar Boyd to spotlight a surprising culprit slowing the transition: a global shortage of transformers, and why it has industry insiders so worried. This episode kicks off Bottlenecks, a new series exploring the lesser known obstacles standing in the way of our electrified future.
Bloomberg
03-04-2025
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
Is Tesla's EV Supremacy in the Rearview Mirror?
By , Craig Trudell, and Oscar Boyd Save The race for EV market dominance is constantly changing. While Teslas are now being hawked from the White House lawn in the US, China seems to have taken an unassailable lead. Electric car giant BYD recently announced a battery that can be charged to go 400km in just 5 minutes, and Chinese automakers increasingly moving into emerging markets.
