Schumer calls for gas price ‘gouge watch’ after hurricanes
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is asking federal regulators to examine why gasoline prices have been slow to fall following two massive hurricanes.
Tesla will discontinue its cheapest Model S option on Sunday
It may be disappointing to some customers who were hoping to purchase the baseline Model S, which starts at $69,500, rather than wait over a year for the all-wheel-drive Model 3.
BMW at last unveils a Tesla-fighting electric sedan
Perhaps the biggest threat now facing Tesla isn’t its ability to scale up Model 3 production or nail down autonomous driving software.
Here’s one big reason Tesla still doesn’t dominate our roads
Can a national network of charging stations convince Americans to finally drive electric cars?
As Florida fuel grew scarce, GasBuddy app change filled the gap
The goal: Re-engineer their mobile app in a single night to help drivers escaping the storm identify which stations had run out of fuel, or had lost their electricity.
IEA sees strongest global oil-demand growth in two years
Global oil demand will climb this year by the most since 2015, the International Energy Agency said, amid stronger-than-expected consumption in Europe and the U.S.
Exxon loses bid to keep auditor files secret in climate fraud investigation
New York’s highest court rejected Exxon’s appeal. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is probing whether the oil giant misled investors on climate change risks.
Hurricane price gouging is despicable, right? Not to some economists
Over all, more than 8,000 complaints of price gouging on items like gas, food and ice were lodged with the Florida attorney general’s office through the weekend.
Tesla pickup truck rendered
In the meantime, other companies are taking initiative to unveil their own electric pickups.
New battery technologies are getting a charge from venture investors
Venture capital investors once again are getting charged up over new battery technologies. The quest to build a better battery has occupied venture investors for nearly a decade, since the initial clean technology investment bubble of the mid-2000s.
