If you can’t afford a Tesla, now your kid can — at $499
For people who dream of of owning a Tesla electric sedan, but can’t afford the real thing comes the kiddie version.
Archive for month: February, 2016
Oil loses nearly 4 percent as hopes over Saudi, Russia deal fade
Brent oil fell almost 4 percent on Tuesday, erasing early gains after top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia dashed expectations of an outright supply cut by agreeing only to freeze output if other big exporters joined them.
Hofmeister: U.S. must not be victimized by ‘contrived’ oil market
The global oil trade is a “contrived market” not subject to the usual laws of supply and demand, and the United States has an “absolute requirement” to use alternatives if it hopes to wean itself off imported oil, former Shell Oil president John Hofmeister said during the keynote speech at the National Ethanol Conference. Read more →
Iran says it shipped first oil shipments to Europe since reaching nuclear deal
Iran says it has exported its first crude oil shipment to Europe since it reached a landmark nuclear deal with world powers, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Sheltered from biggest risks, green fuel to ride out oil crash
Green power is cheap enough to compete with fossil fuels and will buck the trend of falling investment in oil and gas as it can offer long-term returns sheltered from political risk, investors and industry analysts say.
The EPA’s crackdown on race cars, explained
SEMA announced a pending EPA rule that, in the interest of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, would “prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars” and “make the sale of certain products for use on such vehicles illegal,” in their words. Naturally, this sparked a wildfire of controversy in the tuning and racing communities.
Oil futures bounce on report of OPEC cut
Oil futures rebounded Thursday afternoon after The Wall Street Journal reported OPEC members might be ready to cooperate on a cut, citing UAE Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazrouei.
Supreme Court’s blow to emissions efforts may imperil Paris climate accord
The Supreme Court’s surprise decision to halt the carrying out of President Obama’s climate change regulation could weaken or even imperil the international global warming accord reached with great ceremony in Paris less than two months ago, climate diplomats say.
The shocking truth about America’s ethanol law: It doesn’t matter (for now)
The ethanol mandate requires gasoline companies to do something that, at the moment, they’d do anyway. The reason, in a word, is octane.
GasBuddy announces new E85 station search feature
You asked for it, so you got it! GasBuddy announced a new feature today that allows drivers to find the closest station offering E85, as well as report and compare those prices.
