Autos What happened to the affordable, basic American car? (nytimes.com) SpaceX is a big buyer of Tesla ($TSLA) Cybertrucks. (finance.yahoo.com) Hyundai is seeing a surge in demand for EVs. (semafor.com) Are EREVs the way forward for pickups? (theatlantic.com) Energy The Iran war is a boost to renewable energy. (axios.com) Patrick O'Shaugnessy talks uranium enrichment with Scott Nolan, Founder and CEO of General Matter. (youtube.com) What do you do when the electric utility abandons your hurricane-proof enclave? (wsj.com) Batteries will account for some 28% of new U.S. power plant capacity built this year. (reasonstobecheerful.world) UK solar output keeps setting records. (theguardian.com) Weather The battle for better weather forecasts is on. (insurancejournal.com) How San Diego sidestepped water issues. (wsj.com) Why California's fog is disappearing. (science.org) Animals Why are gray whales dying in San Francisco bay? (theconversation.com) We need to eat more invasive species.…