Cheap oil, new pipelines end rail transport boom, EIA says
Declining prices and extra pipeline capacity have shrunk U.S. crude by rail shipments, according to an analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Archive for month: March, 2016
The future of transportation: electric, shared, driverless — and fewer emissions
In 1903, it took 63 days to travel across the country by car. Just 13 years later, people were driving that distance in five days. So, is the car, and the way we drive it, ripe for transformative change again? Or will it continue to evolve slowly, as it has for the last 130 years?
U.S. issues subpoena to VW as emissions probe expands, report says
The U.S. Department of Justice has widened its probe into the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal by tapping a law to combat banking fraud, The Wall Street Journal reported today.
BMW marks 100th birthday with autonomous, zero-emission concept
BMW is now a century old. To celebrate, the brand has unveiled a concept car that emits nothing from its tailpipe and can drive itself.
Oil meeting on output freeze unlikely without Iran progress
A meeting between oil producers to discuss a global pact on freezing production is unlikely to take place in Russia on March 20, sources familiar with the matter say, as OPEC member Iran is yet to say whether it would participate in such a deal.
As gas prices rise, consumers find deals in alternative fuel
A dozen gas stations in San Diego County offer E85, compared to 1,000 conventional stations. Most E85 pumps came online within the past few years, including four in 2015.
Shell cash doesn’t bring quick fix after Nigerian oil spills
As canoes glide past mangroves blackened by oil in the Niger River delta, two dozen children splash around in a creek covered by a sheen of crude while families take shelter from the punishing midday sun in half-built houses.
HPC and code modernization may deliver car ‘super engine’
With 53 miles-per-gallon CAFE requirements bearing down on the auto industry for 2025, car makers are investigating any number of new engine designs – electric, hybrid and alternative fuel, among others – that will enable them to comply with the government mandate.
What are the CAFE standards, and why do they matter?
In simplest terms, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are where national security meets cleaner air. Read more →
Predicting oil prices is a fool’s errand
And boy, are there a lot of fools.
