Audi just unveiled a stunning hybrid SUV concept that hints at what will come in 2018
The car doesn’t come with many extraneous flourishes, giving it a sturdy and powerful look.
Archive for year: 2017
Infiniti will build an electric sports car for 2020
Infiniti boss Roland Krüger has already driven an early prototype, and declared it “very good”.
Big OPEC oil producer is spending billions to go green
It sits on some of the world’s biggest oil and gas reserves, but the United Arab Emirates wants to burn much less fuel in future.
Scientists have a new way to calculate what global warming costs
How we view the costs of future climate change, and more importantly how we quantify them, may soon be changing.
USDA analysis says ethanol’s environmental benefits better than forecast
The U.S. government says ethanol made from corn is better for the environment than previously expected in a report boosting the country’s biggest biofuel a week ahead of a new administration that has some in the industry concerned.
Four U.S. cities are looking into making a massive order of 24,000 electric cars
It’s being reported this week that the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Ore., sent in a request for information to automakers for what could become the biggest electric car order ever: 24,000 vehicles.
EPA locks in tougher fuel-economy rules
Environmental regulators issued a final decision Friday to keep intact tougher fuel-economy standards, rushing to lock in one of President Barack Obama’s signature climate policies a week before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office.
What electric vehicle sales in 2016 mean for the future of transportation
Under the current electricity system, EVs reduce emissions compared to the average gasoline car in all parts of the country, even when considering manufacturing impacts. In most of the country they beat the best gasoline cars.
Big vehicles and cheap gas: Where does that leave fuel economy?
Missing from the 2017 North American International Auto Show: The visibility of fuel economy on many of the vehicles.
Gas taxes may go up around the country as states seek to plug budget holes
Oklahoma lawmakers are staring into a budget hole that’s nearly $900 million deep — and they might not be able to cut their way out of it.
