Vikas Bajaj
@vikasbajaj.bsky.social
I am an editor who oversees energy and transportation coverage for the business desk of The New York Times. Previously: editorial board member, Mumbai bureau chief and housing and finance reporter.
Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, is playing a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump. @ericlipton.nytimes.com & @rebeccafelliott.bsky.social have the goods here: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...
The Wildcatter and Trump: An Unusual Duo Reshapes U.S. Energy
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December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, is playing a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump. @ericlipton.nytimes.com & @rebeccafelliott.bsky.social have the goods here: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...
The best hope to avoid losing to Chinese automakers is for Detroit's automakers to learn how to get more innovative and move faster. Here's how Ford is trying to do that under Doug Field and Jim Farley. Great story by @jackewingnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/b...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The best hope to avoid losing to Chinese automakers is for Detroit's automakers to learn how to get more innovative and move faster. Here's how Ford is trying to do that under Doug Field and Jim Farley. Great story by @jackewingnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/b...
How batteries became one of the fastest growing addition to electric grids, and are allowing Chile, California, Australia and many other places uses their abundant renewable energy at all hours of the day. Great story by Ivan Penn. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Once a Gamble in the Desert, Electric Grid Batteries Are Everywhere
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December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
How batteries became one of the fastest growing addition to electric grids, and are allowing Chile, California, Australia and many other places uses their abundant renewable energy at all hours of the day. Great story by Ivan Penn. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
The conventional wisdom about EV charging is quickly becoming obsolete as companies add chargers at a rapid pace, blanketing many well-traveled routes with fast chargers. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See How E.V. Road Trips Went From Impossible to Easy
There are a lot more fast chargers than there used to be. Look up what that could mean for a route near you.
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September 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The conventional wisdom about EV charging is quickly becoming obsolete as companies add chargers at a rapid pace, blanketing many well-traveled routes with fast chargers. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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On a visit to a school bus factory, I was told that American steel producers are taking advantage of the tariffs to raise their prices. FULL STORY FREE LINK:
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American Steel Just Got More Expensive. Buyers Blame Tariffs.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
On a visit to a school bus factory, I was told that American steel producers are taking advantage of the tariffs to raise their prices. FULL STORY FREE LINK:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/b...
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Tesla's share of the US electric vehicle market fell to 44% in the first quarter, down from 51% a year earlier and more than 60% two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b...
Tesla U.S. Sales Plunge as G.M. and Others Make Gains
Overall sales of electric vehicles rose almost 11 percent in the first three months of the year as traditional carmakers offered new models.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tesla's share of the US electric vehicle market fell to 44% in the first quarter, down from 51% a year earlier and more than 60% two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b...
Car prices are going to go up because of President Trump's new auto tariffs but its not clear when prices will rise, by how much and on which models. By Neal Boudette www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/b...
Trump’s Auto Tariffs Will Raise Car Prices, but Details Are Murky
Experts say the 25 percent import fee will make many cars more expensive, but it is not clear when, by how much or which models.
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March 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Car prices are going to go up because of President Trump's new auto tariffs but its not clear when prices will rise, by how much and on which models. By Neal Boudette www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/b...
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It's the end of an era on the @nytimes.com econ team, with @jeannasmialek.bsky.social headed to Brussels. Couldn't have asked for a better reporting partner for the past nearly six years.
December 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM
It's the end of an era on the @nytimes.com econ team, with @jeannasmialek.bsky.social headed to Brussels. Couldn't have asked for a better reporting partner for the past nearly six years.
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It turned out that people were generalizing from me, Ben Bernanke and Joe Stiglitz. I grew my beard when I was 26, because I kept being mistaken for an undergraduate, and am afraid of what I would look like without it 2/
December 10, 2024 at 7:58 PM
It turned out that people were generalizing from me, Ben Bernanke and Joe Stiglitz. I grew my beard when I was 26, because I kept being mistaken for an undergraduate, and am afraid of what I would look like without it 2/
Robots can load and unload trucks, they can move pallets around a warehouse but they often struggle with other tasks like removing a box from a pile. @eavis.com reports on why its difficult to automate warehouses. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/b...
Robots Struggle to Match Warehouse Workers on ‘Really Hard’ Jobs
The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.
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November 19, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Robots can load and unload trucks, they can move pallets around a warehouse but they often struggle with other tasks like removing a box from a pile. @eavis.com reports on why its difficult to automate warehouses. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/b...
Big Western oil companies and their investors were eager to invest in renewable energy a few years ago when oil and gas prices had collapsed. Now, they have reversed many of those bets, Rebecca Elliott reports. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...
Why Oil Companies Are Walking Back From Green Energy
As leaders gather for a global climate summit, investors are rewarding oil giants like Exxon Mobil that did not embrace wind and solar.
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November 18, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Big Western oil companies and their investors were eager to invest in renewable energy a few years ago when oil and gas prices had collapsed. Now, they have reversed many of those bets, Rebecca Elliott reports. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...