This past week Canada and Australia announced plans to construct superhighways in select regions. So what’s super about these highways? They’re stocked to the brim with electric vehicle charging stations, a feature that aims to encourage electric vehicle use and discourage range anxiety. Read more →
Since 1980, the biggest contributor to climate change from the United States was always electricity generation.
A new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) titled “The Economic Consequences of Air Pollution” states that air pollution could be responsible for between 6 to 9 million premature deaths by the year 2060.
Nissan has announced its intention to create a fuel-cell vehicle powered by ethanol instead of the traditional hydrogen. Nissan executive vice president Hideyuki Sakamoto cited a few reasons for the move towards ethanol:
News has been circulating this week of an incredible new way to make biofuel: the bionic leaf.
A group calling itself the “Niger Delta Avengers” has launched numerous attacks on oil infrastructure in Nigeria since February. These attacks have caused the already-vulnerable African economy to spiral further toward a recession. Read more →
Elon Musk likely has a new spring in his step this week as news circulated that Norway is planning to stop the sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2025. Read more →
John Hofmeister went on CNBC on Thursday to talk about the current and future price of oil, and he gave viewers more to think about when he elevated the discussion to include the need for alternatives to meet the world’s growing appetite for transportation fuel.
And boy, are there a lot of fools.
Of the $1.3 billion the federal government spends fueling its hundreds of thousands vehicles each year, the vast majority — 78 percent — is spent on gasoline. But if the Navy has its way, it may not be that way for much longer.
