Ford fires CEO Fields, in part, for lagging on electric cars
The industry widely acknowledges that the combination of vehicle electrification, autonomy, connectivity, and sharing will wreak big changes that are, so far, poorly understood.
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First came the hydrogen cars. Now, the refilling stations.
The daily commute is a real grind for most people, but not for Heather McLaughlin.
Fracking crew shortage may push oil’s biggest bubble to 2018
Shale explorers pushing to expand oil production are struggling to find enough fracking crews after thousands of workers were dismissed during the crude rout.
U.S. gasoline demand weak but expected to strengthen this summer
U.S. gasoline demand has been weaker than expected this year, but a growing economy and relatively cheap pump prices have the energy industry expecting record demand again this summer driving season, which should help drain the global oil glut.
Tesla factory workers reveal pain, injury and stress: ‘Everything feels like the future but us’
When Tesla bought a decommissioned car factory in Fremont, California, Elon Musk transformed the old-fashioned, unionized plant into a much-vaunted “factory of the future”, where giant robots named after X-Men shape and fold sheets of metal inside a gleaming white mecca of advanced manufacturing.
Electric vehicles continue strong growth during first quarter 2017 in California
The market share of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids kept increasing steadily in California during the first quarter of 2017. On the other hand, the market share of hybrids, excluding plug-ins, has been declining since 2013 and continues to do so in the current calendar year.
Why Tesla could become the next Apple
Tesla is betting that it can create a fully automated manufacturing process that will be as revolutionary as Henry Ford’s continuous assembly line.
Automakers are realizing maybe they don’t want Trump’s deregulation after all
The relationship between U.S. automakers and Donald Trump has been weird from the outset of his presidency.
Amid gas-tax revenue decline, new fees on fuel-efficient cars
As the revenue from gasoline taxes decreases with the rise of fuel-efficient vehicles, many states are looking for alternative sources of money to build and maintain their roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
Occidental holders override board in approving climate proposal
Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s shareholders approved a proposal Friday to require the oil and gas exploration company to report on the business impacts of climate change, marking the first time such a proposal has passed over the board’s objections.
