Tesla’s China dream edges closer to reality
China is considering relaxing rules requiring foreign auto makers to have a local partner, a move that could pave the way for Tesla Inc. to manufacture vehicles in the country.
Oge urges Bill Ford to lead on emissions standards
Former EPA official Margo Oge says the auto industry needs “an adult” to help sort out differences over the federal greenhouse gas program and boldly reaffirm automakers’ commitment to stricter emissions standards.
At a gas station with no gas, Puerto Ricans settle in for an interminable wait
In a tiny sliver of shade, on a hill next to Puerto Rico’s Route 65, Kiara Rodriguez de Jesus waves a sparkly pink hand fan to keep cool. “I trust in God,” she says. “Please, come the gas.”
Why has U.S. expanded travel ban to Chad and removed Sudan?
Observers wonder whether Chad’s troubles started when it attempted to slap a record $74 billion fine on Exxon Mobil.
Trump will be hard-pressed to get allies to stop buying Iran’s oil
The Trump administration wants to ratchet up economic pressure on Iran, but unless it can persuade skeptical governments in Europe and Asia to join the effort, it will be forced to use unilateral measures that would probably prove ineffective at choking Tehran’s economy
New diesel cars no better for environment than petrol cars: report
New diesel cars do not produce less of the environmentally damaging carbon dioxide than petrol cars, a potential further headache for the auto sector.
Thirst for oil returns in wealthy nations
A decade’s worth of efforts to cut oil consumption in industrialized countries is at risk of being reversed, as low fuel prices boost demand and send motorists flocking back to larger gas-guzzling cars.
Perry ‘frustrated’ with anti-fossil fuel movement
Energy Secretary Rick Perry delighted in poaching companies from California while governor of Texas. Now he is going after the west coast state once again, saying he is “frustrated” with their opposition to oil and gas development.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke: Fracking is proof ‘God’s got a good sense of humor and he loves us’
He made the statement after saying that one-third of the 70,000 employees he oversees at the agency are “not loyal” to him or the president.
California considers following China with combustion-engine car ban
The internal combustion engine’s days may be numbered in California, where officials are mulling whether a ban on sales of polluting autos is needed to achieve long-term targets for cleaner air.
