EVs in Europe: Hopes up, sales down
Sales of battery electric vehicles in Western Europe fell for the fourth month in a row, an analysis of a respected European industry publication says.
Chevy’s making a hydrogen-powered pickup for the U.S. Army
Working with the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC), GM has built what may be the baddest pickup yet.
German lawmakers vote to ban the internal combustion engine
The modern internal combustion engine first came from Germany and now Germany wants to put a nail in its coffin
Range is all the rage in Paris, as electric cars steal the show
For perhaps the first time at a major international auto salon, the stars of the Paris Motor Show are electric cars.
Tesla to unveil new product on Oct. 17
Elon Musk didn’t elaborate on his announcement, issued on Twitter, but said the product is “unexpected by most.”
Putin says Russia ready to join OPEC effort to limit oil supply
“In the current situation, we think that a freeze or even a cut in oil production is probably the only proper decision to preserve stability in the global energy market.”
Delay to curbs on toxic shipping emissions ‘would cause 200,000 extra premature deaths’
A push by the shipping and oil industries for a five-year delay to curbs on toxic sulphur emissions would cause an extra 200,000 premature deaths from lung cancer and heart disease, according to an unpublished study.
50 years of making hydrogen cars, and still no one cares
Rad, right? Yup, until you realize that for all that time and money, the automaker has made effectively zero progress getting humanity to ditch fossil fuels for hydrogen.
Oil glut? Here comes some more!
New oil discoveries have been hailed by the oil industry, but many environmentalists and independent energy experts say that the world needs to keep most of the remaining hydrocarbons in the ground to meet the broad targets of the Paris climate conference.
For Exxon, hybrid car technology was another road not taken
“The future of the full-sized car was questionable—until now,” according to a glossy brochure Exxon printed for the pitch. Exxon said its technology “is not in developmental stages; it is ready now. The prototype has been engineered, tested, driven, proven.”
