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Archive for month: August, 2017

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Landon Hall

Bank jitters over Venezuela stall oil delivery to U.S. refiner

August 19, 2017
Source: Reuters
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

A tanker carrying a cargo of about 1 million barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude has been stranded for more than a month off the coast of Louisiana for lack of a bank letter of credit to discharge, three sources have told Reuters.

Landon Hall

Volkswagen’s Microbus concept spotted in the wild

August 18, 2017
Source: Jalopnik
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Zelectric Motors, the company that electrifies old air-cooled Volkswagens, was taking its lightning bugs out to Pebble Beach when they happened to see this other electron-powered VW: the I.D. Buzz neo-Type 2 concept.

Landon Hall

July ranks 2nd for heat globally, hottest recorded on land

August 18, 2017
Source: The Associated Press
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

“There is simply no denying the mounting evidence globally and regionally — the new climate normal is upon us now,” said a University of Oklahoma meteorology professor, Jason Furtado.

Landon Hall

Court lets Exxon off hook for pipeline spill in Arkansas neighborhood

August 18, 2017
Source: Inside Climate News
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

“Despite adherence to safety guidelines and regulations, oil spills still do occur,” the court said in overturning several violations against the oil giant.

Landon Hall

Trump NHTSA might reduce emission rules for two-thirds of U.S. vehicles

August 18, 2017
Source: Green Car Reports
/in Economy, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Consumers all over the world, but especially in North America, are buying more crossover utility vehicles and fewer passenger sedans and hatchbacks.

Landon Hall

The Ghost of climate-change future

August 18, 2017
Source: The Atlantic
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

King tides happen routinely in the Hawaiian Islands—a few times a year, usually—but this year’s batch have been particularly extreme

Landon Hall

Tesla buyers say they’re being pushed to get a Model S over a Model 3

August 17, 2017
Source: Jalopnik
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it no secret that he’d like to “anti-sell” the Model 3, as a way to tamper high demand and perhaps avoid siphoning off interest for the company’s more expensive and more profitable vehicles, the Model S and X.

Landon Hall

That Tesla battery emissions study making the rounds? It’s bunk.

August 17, 2017
Source: Popular Mechanics
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

If you’re predisposed to hate electric cars, then there’s a wonderful story making the rounds that’ll support your worldview.

Landon Hall

Chinese automaker reportedly bids for Fiat Chrysler

August 17, 2017
Source: Detroit Free Press
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

A Chinese automaker reportedly made a quiet bid to acquire Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, raising the distinct possibility that the traditional member of the Detroit Three that was bailed out by U.S. taxpayers could wind up with Chinese ownership.

Landon Hall

‘Tesla Fanboyism’ vs. ‘EV Realism’

August 17, 2017
Source: Clean Technica
/in What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

EV realists get called “Tesla haters.” EV realists get called “Tesla fanboys.” These unwarranted and misinformed attacks should really stop.

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