Toyota’s goal to phase out traditional gas-powered vehicles from its product line may have hit a bit of a snag: The carmaker has recalled all of its hydrogen-powered Mirai vehicles. To be fair there are only a few thousand of them.
America first doesn’t necessarily mean — or always mean — a focus on American oil. That’s a point we keep hearing from everyone from solar developers to ethanol producers. Here’s one more perspective.
Wall Street is throwing the most money at U.S. energy companies since at least 2000 amid growing confidence that the industry is emerging from the worst downturn in a generation.
Despite my love for frunks, I have to admit that a frunk that’s not really able to be securely locked isn’t that useful a trunk.
OPEC has delivered more than 90 percent of pledged oil output curbs in January, according to figures the exporter group uses to monitor its supply, making a strong start to implementation of its first production cut in eight years.
In a stunningly public rebuke for a typically buttoned-up company, Volkswagen issued a statement Wednesday afternoon denying the accusations and assailing former chairman Ferdinand Piech for alleging that ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn and other executives knew about possible emissions cheating.
Viewed from the United States, Volkswagen’s “Dieselgate” scandal is a tale of massive legal settlements but minor environmental impacts.
Tesla Inc. says it will shut down production at its California assembly plant for a week this month to prepare for production of its high-volume Model 3 sedan, moving the company closer to meeting its target to start production in July.
Tesla, with its stock breaking out Tuesday, had the best-selling electric vehicle for the past two years in a relatively small market, but General Motors, Ford and others are racing for the lead as China pumps on the gas.
When Tesla revealed the Model 3 last year, reports suggested it would have a claimed range of up to 300 miles on an 80 kWh battery pack. Now we know why the sedan won’t have the larger 100 kWh battery pack available on Tesla’s Model S and X: it’s too small.
