5 things we can learn from August auto sales
1. Passenger cars may not be fashionable, but they are probably the most affordable vehicles you can find.
One curious effect of the recession may bolster the case for driverless cars
Two researchers say they’ve discovered a curious relationship between deadly car crashes and the jobless rate — and the finding may have important implications for next-generation vehicle technologies like self-driving cars.
Pipelines: The worst way to move oil, except for all the rest
Shutting down the Dakota Access Pipeline could push more oil onto risky trains.
What it took to buy an electric car in Texas: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate and purchase or lease a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid somewhere in the heart of Texas oil country.
Retailer Wayne Fueling Systems standardizes fuel dispensers for E25
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen applauded Wayne’s leadership to help retailers and the ethanol industry meet the increasing demand for higher biofuel blends across the nation
What would happen if the U.S. got rid of its fossil fuel tax breaks?
If you’ve thought much at all about the economics behind fossil fuel production, you’ve probably heard that it’s not exactly a level playing field. Oil and gas companies get significant subsidies, without which the price of gasoline would be significantly higher. Right? Well, not really, according to a new study from Tufts University.
Saudi minister says OPEC moving to common position on oil output changes
Saudi Arabia’s minister of foreign affairs said on Thursday that it would be reasonable for the kingdom to go along with other producers in changes to oil production.
Global oil demand can only increase
While incremental annual gains obviously vary, there is nothing more assured than increasing global oil demand.
Ozone smog from oil and gas industry may be hurting children with asthma, study says
Environmental health groups analyzing government air quality data have concluded ozone smog from domestic oil and gas production is causing hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks in children under 18 – with Colorado and metro Denver among places hardest hit.
Oil discoveries at 70-year low signal supply shortfall ahead
Explorers in 2015 discovered only about a tenth as much oil as they have annually on average since 1960. This year, they’ll probably find even less, spurring new fears about their ability to meet future demand.
