Tesla doesn’t burn fuel, it burns cash
The company that Elon Musk built to usher in the electric-car future might not have enough cash to make it through the calendar year.
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Entries by Landon Hall
America’s air isn’t getting cleaner as fast as it used to
For decades America’s air was getting cleaner as levels of a key smog ingredient steadily dropped. That changed about seven years ago when pollution reductions leveled off, a new study found.
California, 17 other states sue Trump administration to defend Obama-era climate rules for vehicles
Eighteen states on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its push to “reconsider” greenhouse gas emissions rules for the nation’s auto fleet, launching a legal battle over one of the Obama administration’s most significant efforts to address climate change.
Commuters who drive alone in zero-emission cars will no longer get free trips in L.A.’s toll lanes
In a bid to reduce congestion in toll lanes on the 110 and 10 freeways, Los Angeles County transportation officials on Thursday opted to end a program granting solo drivers of zero-emission vehicles free access to the lanes.
Trump to propose freezing auto standards at 2020 levels, source says
U.S. regulators are poised to propose a freeze on fuel-efficiency standards at 2020 levels, according to two people familiar with the plan, which would erode an ambitious Obama-era initiative to curb planet-warming greenhouse gases.
Trump administration aims to block California on fuel economy targets
The Trump administration is speeding toward all-out war with California over fuel economy rules for cars and SUVs, proposing to revoke the state’s long-standing authority to enforce its own, tough rules on tailpipe emissions.
Oil prices could keep rising. Here’s why
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass thinks demand for oil is about to go up. “Crude is going to go from a glut to a shortage in the next two years.”
Electric buses are hurting the oil industry
Electric buses were seen as a joke at an industry conference in Belgium seven years ago when the Chinese manufacturer BYD Co. showed an early model.
Will courts hold oil companies accountable for climate change disasters?
The attorney for Chevron Oil was attempting a classic bit of courtroom performance: Offer a stunning admission — then make a protest of innocence.
Trump, Putin, and the race for Arctic oil
Last March, Russian President Vladimir Putin posed for a photo beside a large Arctic glacier. Later, he asserted his country’s claim to the oil underneath it.
