Alan Ohnsman
@aohnsman.bsky.social
Former baby, future ghost. Forbes senior editor writing about transportation & cleantech | ❤️ LA
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Santa Monica orders Waymo to stop noisy overnight operations at charging stations. Neighbors rejoice
Santa Monica orders Waymo to stop noisy overnight operations at charging stations. Neighbors rejoice
Waymo charging stations have caused turmoil in a Santa Monica neighborhood, with some residents calling the round-the-clock beeping and humming of autonomous vehicles a nuisance.
www.latimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Santa Monica orders Waymo to stop noisy overnight operations at charging stations. Neighbors rejoice
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
🛢️ Trump’s offshore drilling plan draws bipartisan pushback
🚘 Fuzzy prospects for Tesla’s electric Cybercab
☀️ Using AI to optimize residential battery and solar power systems #oil #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
🛢️ Trump’s offshore drilling plan draws bipartisan pushback
🚘 Fuzzy prospects for Tesla’s electric Cybercab
☀️ Using AI to optimize residential battery and solar power systems #oil #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
New Offshore Drilling Plan Gets Bipartisan Pushback
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at the fuzzy prospects for Tesla’s electric Cybercab and using AI to optimize residential battery and solar systems
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
🛢️ Trump’s offshore drilling plan draws bipartisan pushback
🚘 Fuzzy prospects for Tesla’s electric Cybercab
☀️ Using AI to optimize residential battery and solar power systems #oil #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
🛢️ Trump’s offshore drilling plan draws bipartisan pushback
🚘 Fuzzy prospects for Tesla’s electric Cybercab
☀️ Using AI to optimize residential battery and solar power systems #oil #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
give that guy $1 trillion:
Musk’s Boring Co. hiding toxic waste in Las Vegas pond
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Musk’s Boring Co. hiding toxic waste in Las Vegas pond
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Elon Musk's Boring Company Caught Hiding Toxic Waste Pond in Vegas
Elon Musk's Boring Company has been illegally dumping toxic waste byproduct for months, landing itself a $500k fine from local officials.
futurism.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
give that guy $1 trillion:
Musk’s Boring Co. hiding toxic waste in Las Vegas pond
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Musk’s Boring Co. hiding toxic waste in Las Vegas pond
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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Billionaire Gordon Getty has never spoken out about Trump publicly—but privately called him a possible psychopath, emails in the Epstein release show:
www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
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This Billionaire Called Trump A Possible Psychopath, Epstein Release Shows
Once America’s richest person, Gordon Getty has donated to anti-Trump PACs but he kept quiet. Now emails from Epstein documents show exactly how he feels.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Billionaire Gordon Getty has never spoken out about Trump publicly—but privately called him a possible psychopath, emails in the Epstein release show:
www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
www.forbes.com/sites/monica...
Tesla tops a survey of +26,000 global EV buyers of brands or countries they’d avoid for political reasons, cited by 41%. Next-highest is BYD, with just 1% saying they'd avoid it🔌🚗
globalevalliance.com/survey-2025/
globalevalliance.com/survey-2025/
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tesla tops a survey of +26,000 global EV buyers of brands or countries they’d avoid for political reasons, cited by 41%. Next-highest is BYD, with just 1% saying they'd avoid it🔌🚗
globalevalliance.com/survey-2025/
globalevalliance.com/survey-2025/
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New: Alt5 Sigma, one of Trump's key business partners, told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.
An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
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An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
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Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma May Have Violated SEC Rules With Filing On CEO
One of Trump's key business partners told the SEC it suspended its CEO in mid-October. Internal records suggest he was on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
New: Alt5 Sigma, one of Trump's key business partners, told the SEC that it suspended its CEO in mid-October.
An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
me, for @forbes.com
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An internal email, though, says he was placed on “temporary leave” more than a month earlier.
me, for @forbes.com
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NEW: Tesla sued over another fatal 💥 crash in Tacoma, Washington. Good samaritans attempted to use a baseball bat to break the car windows. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tesla Sued Over Another Fatal Crash in Growing Scrutiny of Doors
Tesla Inc. was sued over a fiery crash in Washington state that left one person dead and another seriously injured after rescuers allegedly struggled to open the vehicle’s doors, the latest in a growi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
NEW: Tesla sued over another fatal 💥 crash in Tacoma, Washington. Good samaritans attempted to use a baseball bat to break the car windows. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me music.apple.com/us/album/foo...
Fool Me Twice - Single by Combo Villains on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 1 Song
music.apple.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me music.apple.com/us/album/foo...
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Donald Trump claimed he had “nothing to do” with his family business yesterday. Nonsense.
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Donald Trump claimed he had “nothing to do” with his family business yesterday. Nonsense.
NEW: Elon Musk’s plan to sell the Cybercab as a steering wheel-free robo-Tesla may hit a legal wall #selfdrivingvehicles #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Elon Musk Can’t Legally Sell The Tesla Cybercab As Promised
The billionaire CEO says the steering wheel-less, pedal-less Cybercab goes into production in April. But Tesla doesn’t have the regulatory exemption needed to sell it.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NEW: Elon Musk’s plan to sell the Cybercab as a steering wheel-free robo-Tesla may hit a legal wall #selfdrivingvehicles #tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
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“We may have passed peak Trump,” says former US Vice President Al Gore at the COP30 climate summit. Read the interview and more in today's Green Daily newsletter.
Al Gore Tells COP30 That the US May Have Reached ‘Peak Trump’
Some say the COP clock officially starts ticking once Al Gore arrives. And with the former US vice president in Belém on Monday, well, the countdown to a deal is on.
bloom.bg
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“We may have passed peak Trump,” says former US Vice President Al Gore at the COP30 climate summit. Read the interview and more in today's Green Daily newsletter.
NEW: Amazon’s Zoox launches ride service in San Francisco in robotaxis with no steering wheels — or fees for now #selfdrivingvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Amazon’s Robotaxi Unit Launches In San Francisco Without Steering Wheels—Or Fees
Zoox isn’t yet charging for rides in its electric vehicles, which don’t have steering wheels, mirrors or pedals. But cofounder Jesse Levinson thinks regulatory approval is close.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
NEW: Amazon’s Zoox launches ride service in San Francisco in robotaxis with no steering wheels — or fees for now #selfdrivingvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
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Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at UN climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God’s creation “is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat.”
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is ‘crying out’
Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.
trib.al
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at UN climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God’s creation “is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat.”
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im beginning to think it was a mistake to stake our entire economy on chatbots and fake internet money
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
im beginning to think it was a mistake to stake our entire economy on chatbots and fake internet money
whoever told Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda that wearing a MAGA hat and Trump t-shirt would be good for the brand probably needs to be fired autos.yahoo.com/policy-and-e...
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
whoever told Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda that wearing a MAGA hat and Trump t-shirt would be good for the brand probably needs to be fired autos.yahoo.com/policy-and-e...
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Recursion’s incoming CEO Najat Khan needs to prove that AI drug development can pay off. New from me for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...
Recursion’s Incoming CEO Needs To Prove That AI Drug Development Can Pay Off
After a challenging 12 years trying to use AI to create new medicines, cofounder Chris Gibson stepped down as CEO last week. Can R&D chief and new CEO Najat Khan turn it around?
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Recursion’s incoming CEO Najat Khan needs to prove that AI drug development can pay off. New from me for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
⚡️Data centers, crypto mining to push electricity costs even higher in 2026
🚘 Tesla’s engineering exodus
🚛 Helping the electric truck market expand #renewableenergy #climate www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
⚡️Data centers, crypto mining to push electricity costs even higher in 2026
🚘 Tesla’s engineering exodus
🚛 Helping the electric truck market expand #renewableenergy #climate www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Tesla’s engineering exodus and helping the electric truck market expand
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
⚡️Data centers, crypto mining to push electricity costs even higher in 2026
🚘 Tesla’s engineering exodus
🚛 Helping the electric truck market expand #renewableenergy #climate www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
⚡️Data centers, crypto mining to push electricity costs even higher in 2026
🚘 Tesla’s engineering exodus
🚛 Helping the electric truck market expand #renewableenergy #climate www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
Billie Eilish called out the wealthiest man in the world for doing nothing to ease global hunger or poverty on the heels of Tesla shareholders approving his $1 trillion pay package www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
Billie Eilish Calls Elon Musk ‘Pathetic’ And ‘Coward’ In Expletive-Laden Instagram Posts
Eilish blasted Musk in an expletive-laden Instagram story, suggesting he could use his wealth to help end various world crises.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Billie Eilish called out the wealthiest man in the world for doing nothing to ease global hunger or poverty on the heels of Tesla shareholders approving his $1 trillion pay package www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
was anyone clamoring for more pardons for Jan. 6 domestic terrorists? apnews.com/article/dani...
Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioter for gun offense and woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents
President Donald Trump has issued two pardons related to the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, including for a woman convicted of threatening to shoot FBI agents who were investigating a tip t...
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
was anyone clamoring for more pardons for Jan. 6 domestic terrorists? apnews.com/article/dani...
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🚨SCOOP 🚨The Pentagon is spending millions on a secretive startup that’s making hacking AI to help carry out operations on hundreds of targets at once.
In-q-tel, the VC org founded by the CIA, is a backer of the startup, called Twenty.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
In-q-tel, the VC org founded by the CIA, is a backer of the startup, called Twenty.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
The Pentagon Is Spending Millions On AI Hacking From Startup Twenty
The U.S. government has been contracting stealth startup Twenty, which is working on AI agents and automated hacking of foreign targets at massive scale.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🚨SCOOP 🚨The Pentagon is spending millions on a secretive startup that’s making hacking AI to help carry out operations on hundreds of targets at once.
In-q-tel, the VC org founded by the CIA, is a backer of the startup, called Twenty.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
In-q-tel, the VC org founded by the CIA, is a backer of the startup, called Twenty.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
there’s a Bowie song with a title that sums this up:
This is not America www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
This is not America www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protest outside Chicago-area ICE facility
Nearly two dozen people were arrested as faith leaders protested on Friday outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago, authorities said, the latest sign of tensions over the Trump administration's aggressive enforcement push.
www.reuters.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
there’s a Bowie song with a title that sums this up:
This is not America www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
This is not America www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
there’s no product too tacky for our moneygrubbing president to slap his name or image on. But as colleague @zacheverson.com reports, his presidential beer pong set may cross a line www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
there’s no product too tacky for our moneygrubbing president to slap his name or image on. But as colleague @zacheverson.com reports, his presidential beer pong set may cross a line www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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California has installed 17,000 MW of batteries connected to the electricity grid, up from 500 MW in 2020. 🔋🔌💡
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
California has installed 17,000 MW of batteries connected to the electricity grid, up from 500 MW in 2020. 🔋🔌💡
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America's $28 billion hemp industry faces extinction with the government reopening, by @forbes.com colleague @willyakowicz.bsky.social
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$28 Billion Hemp Industry Faces Extinction With Government Re-Opening
The cannabis world's thriving sector has enjoyed federal legalization since the 2018 Farm Bill. Now, because of an amendment in the bill to reopen the government, it might go up in smoke.
www.forbes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
America's $28 billion hemp industry faces extinction with the government reopening, by @forbes.com colleague @willyakowicz.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
www.forbes.com/sites/willya...