Saudi Aramco IPO pits foreign investors against Saudi citizens
Imagine how shareholders would react if Exxon Mobil gave away a third of the oil it produced, rather than selling it at market prices. There would be hell to pay, right?
Archive for month: August, 2017
Legislation calls for $3 billion in rebates for electric cars in California
California Assembly member Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, says electric cars are the future. And the future he envisions in a bill making its way through the Legislature comes with a $3 billion price tag.
Hyundai gets the hint, focuses on battery-powered electric cars, not fuel cells
Today, you’d be hard pressed to find an major automaker that’s still in denial about electrification. Even vocal skeptics like Volkswagen and Mazda have come around to the idea that tomorrow’s cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs will run on electricity, not gasoline or diesel.
Refiner Valero’s secret campaign against U.S. biofuels mandates
U.S. biofuels regulations, which mandate mixing corn-based ethanol into gasoline, have lately drawn together a diverse cast of political opponents.
The bus is back! Volkswagen to launch I.D. Buzz in 2022
The vehicle will be aimed at buyers in North America, Europe, and China and will come in passenger and cargo van models. VW also says the bus will be a strong part of its strategy for autonomous transportation.
High traffic, high risk in the Strait of Malacca
The chokepoint, near where Sunday’s collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker occurred, is one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
Solar eclipse is putting Tesla’s Supercharger network to the test
Today’s solar eclipse is expected to have an important impact on productivity and solar energy generation, but all the travel to optimize the viewing experience also has another less obvious impact.
The Trump administration just disbanded a federal advisory committee on climate change
The Trump administration has decided to disband the federal advisory panel for the National Climate Assessment, a group aimed at helping policymakers and private-sector officials incorporate the government’s climate analysis into long-term planning.
The Trump administration will almost certainly give automakers a freebie on fuel economy
While automakers would love to rip up some regulations, they’re not tearing up long-term plans for higher-mileage cars
Is it so bad if the world gets a little hotter? Uh, yeah
Many of us share some dim apprehension that the world is flying out of control, that the center cannot hold.
