Debate flares over review of car efficiency standards
Automakers are ramping up lobbying efforts ahead of a key midterm review of the Obama administration’s fuel efficiency standards for cars.
Automakers are ramping up lobbying efforts ahead of a key midterm review of the Obama administration’s fuel efficiency standards for cars.
While cheap gas is good news for commuters and vacationers, its bad news for the planet.
Oil production in the nation’s lower 48 states has dropped by 800,000 barrels a day in the 12 months after it peaked, one of the biggest reasons why the world’s oil glut has eased.
Air pollution reduces life expectancy in the world’s two most populous countries by around two years – by 25 months in China and 23 months in India, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.
Federal officials are investigating a crash that killed the driver of a Model S, a Tesla vehicle with a partially autonomous driving system, in a move that has major implications for the future of driverless vehicles.
California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris has issued subpoenas to oil refiners as part of an investigation into unusually high gasoline prices in California during the last year.
Automakers have asked for a change in the federal fuel economy program to make it easier to meet tightening emissions requirements, a move that is worrying environmental and consumer advocates.
Facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Alaska’s governor has cut in half the annual checks that give all residents a share of the state’s oil wealth, but he kept enough money in place to award everyone a $1,000 payout.
A lawyer for Volkswagen AG said at a court hearing Thursday the German automaker believed it could fix 85,000 polluting 3.0-liter VW, Audi and Porsche diesel cars and SUVs, a move that could help the company avoid a second pricey buyback.
Within 100 miles of Sacramento, Calif., more than 1,400 new electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are available for sale.