The American commute is worse today than it’s ever been
The Census’s 2015 American Community Survey data, released last fall, show that the average American commute crept up to 26.4 minutes in 2015, or about 24 seconds longer than the previous year.
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What cars will we be driving in 2050?
Today, there are approximately 1.1 billion light-duty vehicles in use around the world.
About 1.2 million, or 0.1 percent of the global fleet, are all-electric or plug-in hybrids. More than 1 billion of those vehicles run on gasoline and diesel-powered internal combustion engines.
Thousands of spills at U.S. oil and gas fracking sites
Up to 16 percent of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids every year, according to new research from U.S. scientists.
Algae: the future of biofuel?
Recent advances in technology mean the idea of creating fuel from sources as diverse as coffee and whisky is no longer science fiction.
Japan is at odds with Elon Musk over hydrogen fuel cells
Elon Musk may think hydrogen-powered vehicles are rubbish, but Toyota Motor Corp. and a cadre of Japan’s leading manufacturers are betting otherwise — and not just on cars.
What oil crisis? Arctic drilling off Norway set for record
Explorers look set to drill a record number of wells in Norway’s Arctic waters this year, undeterred by oil prices apparently stuck below $60 a barrel.
An MIT startup made a simple device that turns filthy car exhaust into beautiful ink
One person’s disgusting vehicle exhaust is a clever entrepreneur’s treasure.
EPA: U.S. greenhouse gas emissions declined in 2015
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States declined by 2.2 percent between 2014 and 2015, federal officials reported on Tuesday.
Another kind of ‘America first’ energy program
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.
Time is ‘running out’ to protect London children: major air pollution warning from top doctors
The medics, including more than 100 from London, wrote to Theresa May urging her to start phasing out diesel vehicles as soon as possible to cut harmful fumes on the streets of the capital and other cities and towns.
