Elon Musk: Supercharging will not be free for Tesla Model 3 owners
Mr. Musk answered what is probably the most pressing question among the legions of future Model 3 owners: Will Supercharging be free?
Danger below? New properties hide abandoned oil and gas wells
In many parts of the country, areas that are now full of houses and schools and shopping centers were once oil and gas fields. You wouldn’t know it by looking, but hidden underground, there are millions of abandoned wells.
How fast could the market for electric vehicles grow?
Sales are growing very quickly and many new models are coming on line, while battery technology is improving rapidly, with costs falling sharply and energy density rising. However, while these factors suggest that electric vehicles will gain substantial market share it does not say how much how soon.
Whatever happened to advanced biofuels?
The government invested because of hopes that such advanced biofuels could reduce global warming pollution from vehicles compared with gasoline.
Today’s energy efficient cars strive to meet CAFE standards
The looming 2025 federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) goal of 54.5 miles per gallon across an automaker’s fleet is one of the driving factors behind a series of advancements in more-efficient engine and powertrain technologies.
Has OPEC won the oil price war?
OPEC isn’t yet in safe harbor. But ahead of a top-level meeting, the 13-nation oil cartel appears close to weathering the storm of slumping crude prices that threatened to bankrupt some members and called into question its relevance.
How significant are supply disruptions to rise in the price of oil?
Global crude oil supply has suffered significant disruption in recent weeks from sabotage in Nigeria, fires in Canada, and political failure in Venezuela, supporting a rise in prices to nearly $50 a barrel.
Here come the hydrogen stations
Hydrogen fuel cell cars are beginning to trickle onto California’s roads. True Zero wants to help automakers prepare for a more steady stream.
There will be mayhem: Petro-states are going down and taking the world economy with them
Pity the poor petro-states. Once so wealthy from oil sales that they could finance wars, mega-projects, and domestic social peace simultaneously, some of them are now beset by internal strife or are on the brink of collapse as oil prices remain at ruinously low levels.
Tesla’s Gigafactory sets grand opening for July 29th
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Though the Gigafactory has been partially operational for months, Tesla hasn’t yet officially “opened” its massive Nevada battery plant — but that’ll change on July 29th, when some Tesla owners will gather with company officials for a ceremony at the facility.
