Jacqueline Toth

By Jacqueline Toth Morning Consult Energy will be off Monday for Presidents Day. Publication of the morning newsletters and afternoon updates will resume the following day. Top Stories Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. reached breakthroughs in talks about a potential joint venture framework under which VW would invest in Ford’s Argo AI autonomous vehicle […]

By Jacqueline Toth   Top Stories Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, along with Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, have joined lobbying firm Turnberry Solutions LLC as senior advisers, according to the firm, which did not specify which clients the two men would have. The group was formed by three former aides to Trump’s presidential […]

By Jacqueline Toth   Top Stories General Motors Co. and Amazon.com Inc. are discussing an investment in Plymouth, Mich.-based electric automaker Rivian Automotive LLC, according to sources, who said a deal could be announced as soon as this month. Sources said that such a deal would value Rivian at between $1 billion and $2 billion […]

By Jacqueline Toth Today, Morning Consult is launching a new interactive report looking at the Democratic primary – what voters think about the potential field, how views have shifted over time, and which candidates are performing best among key voter blocs. View the report. Top Stories President Donald Trump urged the Tennessee Valley Authority on […]

By Jacqueline Toth Top Stories Tesla Inc. fired about 150 of about 230 employees that work in the electric automaker’s delivery division, according to two of the laid-off workers, which could concern investors over U.S. demand for the Model 3 sedan, in part since figures for demand are not released publicly. The sources said that […]

By Jacqueline Toth Week in Review Trump administration President Donald Trump announced he will nominate former energy lobbyist David Bernhardt, the acting secretary of the Interior, to lead the department. In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump avoided mention of coal, renewables and climate change, instead championing the United States’ position as […]

By Jacqueline Toth   Top Stories Chevron Corp. said it would reduce the intensity of its greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 30 percent by 2023 across all of its assets and in line with the Paris climate accord, using the metric to determine staff bonuses. The move follows Chevron’s participation in the Oil and […]