Why is the U.S. still dependent on foreign oil?
We’re producing more crude and our cars are more efficient, yet we still import millions of barrels of foreign oil per day. What’s going on?
Gas prices surge in South after pipeline leak
Gasoline prices increased again across the Deep South on Monday, 10 days after the discovery in Alabama of a pipeline rupture that threatened fuel supplies and prompted worries about environmental contamination.
OPEC ‘very close’ to agreement to stabilize market, Maduro says
OPEC members are close to reaching an agreement on how to stabilize the market, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said after speaking to his counterparts from Iran and Ecuador.
Why can’t you buy E15 in California?
California has a history being the first across the line when it comes to protecting the environment.
Alabama, Georgia declare state of emergency after pipeline spill
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley issued an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency in Alabama over concerns about fuel shortages in the wake of a gasoline pipeline spill that released about 250,000 gallons of gasoline and shut down a major pipeline connecting refineries in Houston with the rest of the country.
How did GM create Tesla’s dream car first?
A first affordable long-range electric car, which I drove last month and which blew my mind, is not a Tesla.
U.S. shale output drop seen for 11th straight month in October: EIA
U.S. shale production is expected to fall for an 11th consecutive month in October, according to a U.S. government forecast released on Monday, on the back of a two-year global rout in oil markets.
Here’s one sign that ‘peak oil’ is dead
Google Inc. searches for the idea that once helped propel oil prices to nearly $150 per barrel have dwindled to almost nothing, according to a Sanford C. Bernstein analysis.
Haunted by past oil spikes, commercial and public fleets try alternatives
Fuel-dependent companies like UPS and transit agencies have not forgotten the pain of $4-plus diesel prices. Aided by government grants and other incentives, commercial and municipal fleets are adopting alternative fuels — like propane, compressed natural gas and electricity — more quickly than the general public, say industry experts.
Ethanol: our once and future fuel
As a former General Motors engineer with 34 years of experience in powertrain design and environmental policy, I know how important common sense fuel standards are for the automotive industry.
