U.S. issues subpoena to VW as emissions probe expands, report says
The U.S. Department of Justice has widened its probe into the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal by tapping a law to combat banking fraud, The Wall Street Journal reported today.
BMW marks 100th birthday with autonomous, zero-emission concept
BMW is now a century old. To celebrate, the brand has unveiled a concept car that emits nothing from its tailpipe and can drive itself.
Oil meeting on output freeze unlikely without Iran progress
A meeting between oil producers to discuss a global pact on freezing production is unlikely to take place in Russia on March 20, sources familiar with the matter say, as OPEC member Iran is yet to say whether it would participate in such a deal.
As gas prices rise, consumers find deals in alternative fuel
A dozen gas stations in San Diego County offer E85, compared to 1,000 conventional stations. Most E85 pumps came online within the past few years, including four in 2015.
Shell cash doesn’t bring quick fix after Nigerian oil spills
As canoes glide past mangroves blackened by oil in the Niger River delta, two dozen children splash around in a creek covered by a sheen of crude while families take shelter from the punishing midday sun in half-built houses.
HPC and code modernization may deliver car ‘super engine’
With 53 miles-per-gallon CAFE requirements bearing down on the auto industry for 2025, car makers are investigating any number of new engine designs – electric, hybrid and alternative fuel, among others – that will enable them to comply with the government mandate.
Nissan has a wild vision of how electric cars will be used in the future
In the future, your electric car may be a lot more than just a means of transportation. In a new video published by Nissan, the company shows how electric cars could one day be used to power your home, office, and city.
Ethanol industry contributed $2.1 billion to Minnesota’s economy in 2015
Minnesota’s ethanol industry contributed $2.13 billion to the state’s gross domestic product in 2015, according to a new study by ABF Economics.
Who killed the only EPA certified E85 conversion kit?
This is a fascinating but also frustrating story about the birth and death of Flex Fuel U.S., a company dedicated to developing and marketing an E85 conversion kit.
Oil at 2016 high above $40 per barrel after producer price support talk
Global oil markets jumped more than 5 percent on Monday, with Brent hitting a 2016 peak above $40 a barrel, after Ecuador said it was holding a meeting of Latin American crude producers as OPEC sought a higher anchor price for oil.
