Colonial Pipeline Hack Shows Cyber Battlefield Widening

U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shuts down entire network following a ransomware cyber attack - the cyber battlefield widens; CA Q1 EV sales over 9%, with Tesla way in lead; NIO will bring EVs & battery swap network to Norway; AES to supply Google VA data centers w/90% clean energy on hourly basis; Talen Energy jumps into energy storage; Ford drops more money into solid state battery tech; Salesforce requires its suppliers to prove meaningful carbon reduction compliance

1) U.S. pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shuts down network in face of ransomware cyber attack - the cyber battlefield extends to non-state actors

2) CA EV sales at 9% of total. Tesla's Model Y and 3 crush competition

3) NIO to bring EVs and battery swapping network to Norway

4) AES will supply Google w/90% carbon free energy mix on an hourly basis

5) Talen Energy to build out 1 GW of standalone energy storage on existing footprint, w/projects from 20-300 MW

6) Ford with add'l equity investment in Solid Power, developer of solid state EV batteries

7) Salesforce making suppliers prove meaningful carbon reduction compliance. Sustainability Exhibit says suppliers have 90 days to show plan, & one section has remedies related to a "climate breach."