Russ Mitchell is a Staff Writer at the Los Angeles Times. He covers the epic transition to electric vehicles and energy storage for the Los Angeles Times, blending technology, policy, and consumerism, with a particular focus on California. He’s worked on staff at publications including Business Week, Wired, and Condé Nast Portfolio. Russ is a graduate of the University of Illinois, he also studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Vannevar Bush fellow.