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Fuel Freedom Staff

What subsidies do oil companies receive?

June 26, 2018/in Economy, Featured, Over a Barrel Blog ntaft, staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

It seems like every day there’s a new think piece out there decrying the subsidies that renewable energy, alternative fuels, and the vehicles that can run them receive. Yet when it comes to the substantial government assistance for oil companies, those same critics are conspicuously silent.

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Landon Hall

Will Tesla ever make a cheap version of the Model 3?

June 18, 2018/in Economy, Over a Barrel Blog lhall /by Landon Hall

Building cars is hard. Building an affordable electric car is exceedingly hard.

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Fuel Freedom Staff

United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia find agreement on oil policy

June 15, 2018
Source: The New York Times
/in Economy, What's The Buzz staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

It is unusual for the United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia to see eye-to-eye, much less try to achieve common energy policy goals, even indirectly.

Gal Sitty

America’s oil imports are higher than you think

June 13, 2018/in Economy, Featured, National Security, Over a Barrel Blog, World gsitty /by Gal Sitty

It seems like every day there’s a new headline about the dominance of America’s petroleum sector.  Read more →

Fuel Freedom Staff

California and carmakers ‘in agreement’ on emissions standards

June 6, 2018
Source: Bloomberg
/in Economy, What's The Buzz staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

California and the auto industry mostly agree that the state should maintain a role in setting vehicle emissions standards despite Trump administration efforts to curb its authority, according to the head of the California Air Resources Board.

Fuel Freedom Staff

Who can we blame for higher gasoline prices?

June 5, 2018
Source: Forbes
/in Economy, What's The Buzz staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

You probably have noticed that gasoline prices are again on the rise. Predictably, I have already seen stories arguing about President Trump’s culpability in this current price rise.

Fuel Freedom Staff

EPA said to seek end of California’s authority over auto mileage

May 31, 2018
Source: Bloomberg
/in Economy, What's The Buzz staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

A draft Trump administration proposal to ease automobile efficiency standards is said to call for revoking California’s unique authority to set its own limits, a move that would set off an explosive battle with the nation’s most populous state.

Fuel Freedom Staff

Consumer Reports now recommends Tesla Model 3 after software upgrade fixes braking issue

May 31, 2018
Source: Jalopnik
/in Economy, What's The Buzz staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

Earlier this month, Consumer Reports said it couldn’t recommend the Tesla Model 3, after finding what it called “big flaws” in the electric sedan’s braking distance. But the publication reversed its decision on Wednesday, saying an over-the-air software update promised by CEO Elon Musk fixed the issue.

Fuel Freedom Staff

Car dealers push buyers away from electric cars worldwide, not just U.S., studies find

May 29, 2018
Source: Green Car Reports
/in Economy, What's The Buzz staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

If salespeople at car dealerships don’t encourage shoppers who are already interested in buying electric cars, it could be detrimental to national goals to reduce energy use and emissions from transportation—especially now

Fuel Freedom Staff

Tesla expands its Model 3 offerings — at a steep price

May 23, 2018
Source: WIRED
/in Economy, What's The Buzz staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

In his grand goal to bring electric driving to the masses, Elon Musk has been doing his best Henry Ford impression. To date, that has included his own take on Ford’s famed quip: “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.”

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