Transportation

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Even if there is enough lithium to displace the 1 billion internal combustion engine cars that now pollute the earth with electric cars, it is the electronic waste problem that should dominate the question.[read more]

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With the EV industry reeling from grim news regarding Coda’s bankruptcy announcement and Fisker Automotive’s apparent demise, Tesla Motors is basking in a trifecta of great news stories that emerged from their camp.[read more]

value of oil

Why should we give so much value to oil when we have the proven technology to use other fuels? By giving value to other fuels we would reduce the value of oil, lower prices and even out the playing field in a true open market.[read more]

Tesla turns a profit

Tesla shares surged 12 percent in after hours trading on news that Tesla reached profitability in Q1 for the first time in its ten-year history with a profit of $15 million on sales of $562 million for the quarter, a record for the EV producer.[read more]

Chevy Volt

Cost-cutting plans include a weight reduction of the 3,700-pound car and a switch to a dedicated platform, rather than the use of the gasoline-powered Cruze platform.[read more]

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While cars are an everyday necessity and convenience, they’re not doing the environment any favors. Here we’ll focus on some of the hybrids and electric vehicles that either greatly reduce or eliminate fuel emissions altogether.[read more]

renewable energy forecast

Despite the controversy that surrounds the industry’s long-term effectiveness, the evidence continues to pile up in defense of renewable energies in terms of energy generation and the automotive industry.[read more]

new car technology

Recent announcements by Ford and GM show that the giants of American auto manufacturing are investing in various approaches to meet the federal government’s stringent new fuel economy standards.[read more]

fuel price breakdown

The mission of Fuels America and the Renewable Fuels Association is a no-holds-barred defense of the corn ethanol industry and the defective federal biofuels standard, not the interests of U.S. consumers.[read more]

EU energy targets

The newest European Union statistics show its member nations are on track to meet their renewables targets but will need a new policy boost to keep up the pace.[read more]

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Last month's publication of the State Department's latest environmental impact report on the Keystone XL pipeline project has sparked great interest in the logistics of shipping crude oil by rail.[read more]

Start your fuel-efficient engines...

More than 1,100 students from 112 schools in the United States and four other countries converged on Houston to show it’s possible to design and drive vehicles that use far less fuel than cars on the road today.[read more]

Fisker Karma

Fisker has been struggling amidst a very public set of troubles, including production delays, storm-related losses, bad reviews and recalls of its $100,000-plus Karma plug-in sports car.[read more]

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The sudden abundance of natural gas in the US triggered a startling divergence of crude oil and natural gas prices that, in turn, has energized the advocates of using more gas in transportation.[read more]

CNG vehicles

At this year’s OKC Auto Show, there was a rather substantial push going on for CNG vehicles, in a special CNG exhibit. Local service stations are selling CNG for the remarkable price of just $0.99 per gallon.[read more]