ROEV hopes to simplify public EV charging for the masses
A new coalition has risen out of the chaos to restore order (and sanity) to the public EV charging network.
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Oil hits two-week highs on Mideast tensions, U.S. gasoline rally
Crude oil futures rose more than one percent on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia pledged to work towards oil price stability, while a strong U.S. dollar and an expected rise in U.S. crude stocks helped to keep the gains in check.
Shell finds 100 million oil barrels in deep-water Gulf discovery
Probing one of its recent discoveries in deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Royal Dutch Shell found 100 million barrels of oil equivalent buried at its Kaikias field, nearby three of its massive production facilities and a network of subsea pipes.
Fuel cell cars and filling stations are slow to arrive
Where will they fuel up? California is by far the country’s most advanced location for hydrogen fuel cell technology, but the infrastructure isn’t ready.
EPA says VW cheating software is on more vehicles
Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal widened Friday after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the German automaker used software to cheat on pollution tests on more six-cylinder diesel vehicles than originally thought.
Climate warning labels are coming to gas pumps in one Canadian city
The North Vancouver, B.C., city council unanimously voted this week to make warning labels mandatory on all gas pumps, although it’s not yet clear what the labels will look like.
Why ISIS has all the money it needs
Beyond oil, the caliphate is believed by U.S. officials to have assets including $500 million to $1 billion that it seized from Iraqi bank branches last year.
Obama and Putin agree on bombing Islamic State’s oil pipeline
When Vladimir Putin met with Barack Obama in Turkey on Sunday to discuss the terrorist attacks in Paris, he brought along some photos.
Despite U.S.-led campaign, Islamic State rakes in oil earnings
The Islamic State rakes in up to $50 million a month from selling crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, part of a well-run industry that U.S. diplomacy and airstrikes have so far failed to shut down, according to Iraqi intelligence and U.S. officials.
Hitting ISIS where it hurts by striking oil trucks
On Monday, U.S. warplanes flew low over an area in eastern Syria controlled by the Islamic State, or ISIS. The target was roughly 300 trucks used to transport crude oil for the terrorist organization.
