Onslaught of hybrids and EVs are on their way despite low gas prices
Consumers may have lost interest for now in the most fuel-efficient cars because of low gasoline prices, but the future for hybrid and electric cars is more certain than ever.
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Entries by Landon Hall
New biofuel could work in regular diesel engines
But the need for specially designed engines to run biodiesel is holding back the technology.
Just 100 companies responsible for 71 percent of global emissions, study says
Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, according to a new report.
Tillerson gets oil industry award, says he misses colleagues
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took a brief break from his diplomatic duties, returning to his Exxon Mobil comfort zone to bask in the glow of approval from his former colleagues in the oil sector.
World-beating wealth props up Qatar against Arab sanctions
A month after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic, trade and transport ties with Qatar, accusing it of backing terrorism, it is suffering from isolation but is nowhere near an economic crisis.
Top four threats to Tesla’s plan for electric vehicle dominance
Unexpected manufacturing problems and the sudden emergence of competition is leading Tesla backers to reassess whether the Silicon Valley automaker’s head start on long-range electric cars is fading.
Norway’s transition to electric vehicles will take several decades even in ‘optimistic’ scenarios, according to new study
A new study from a researcher at Norway’s Institute of Transport Economics (TØI) has released a new paper that argues that the transition to electric vehicles will take several decades even in the most optimistic scenarios.
Fine motorists idling outside schools to cut air pollution, say health watchdogs
New official guidance also backs planting trees, supporting cycling and encouraging take-up of electric vehicles to tackle crisis that causes 40,000 early deaths a year
Saudi Aramco CEO believes oil shortage coming despite U.S. shale boom
The CEO of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil company, said Monday a decline in exploration activity will lead to a global shortage, even as the oil market deals with a persistent oversupply.
When will electric cars go mainstream? It may be sooner than you think
As the world’s automakers place larger bets on electric vehicle technology, many industry analysts are debating a key question: How quickly can plug-in cars become mainstream?
