Heroic driver sacrifices his Tesla to save unconscious man in runaway Volkswagen
Near Munich, Germany, a man in a Tesla Model S saw a Volkswagen Passat swerving erratically on the Autobahn, slamming against a guardrail multiple time
Archive for month: February, 2017
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.
The environmentally ‘meanest’ cars for 2017
Every story has two sides, a beginning and an end, a yin and a yang
India’s air pollution rivals China’s as world’s deadliest
India’s rapidly worsening air pollution is causing about 1.1 million people to die prematurely each year and is now surpassing China’s as the deadliest in the world, a new study of global air pollution shows.
California goal: eliminate gasoline, diesel light vehicles altogether
What if gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks were simply eliminated altogether from the new vehicles sold in a state? Residents of one state in the U.S. may, eventually, find out.
BLM delays oil-drilling leases near Zion National Park amid concerns about tourism, groundwater
The Bureau of Land Management is giving the public another month to weigh in on a controversial proposal to issue oil and gas leases west of Zion Canyon after the National Park Service raised concerns about potential drilling on Zion National Park’s periphery.
State coffers won’t cover cost of cleanup if oil companies walk away
The agency that oversees oil and gas drilling in the state says it doesn’t collect nearly enough money to clean up wells in case companies walk away. Regulators say the recent influx of small, private companies means Alaska risks shouldering the cost of abandoned wells. State lawmakers are receptive to addressing the issue.
Wall Street’s love affair with energy heats up as rigs soar
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.
Anyone can open Tesla front trunks with no key
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.
