Articles tagged with: government
Less than half the government's target of eco-friendly cars have been sold. … Slow progress for eco-cars. Sales of green cars have flopped so far this year. Related Articles ». An electric car deal! thumbnail An electric car deal! …
Not only can't you buy one, but the government says it's currently illegal for automakers to sell these green cars outside of the special states. Under terms of the Clean Air Act—in the kind of delicious irony only our government …
Leaf drivers providing interesting EV data Nissan Leaf user data begs some important questions Initial data from Nissan Leaf drivers is opening up a real world perspective into plug-in electric vehicle issues that suggest the government might not have a very good understanding of its role in pushing the US auto industry forward. Most interesting, Nissan’s Leaf data demonstrates that either EV charging infrastructure really isn’t a …
Fisker: Surfing on the taxpayers dime A year behind schedule, and still no US manufacturing plant? I haven’t been a big fan of Fisker and its plug-in hybrids , nor have I been much of a hater, even though every visit to one of their auto show booths during press days suggests they are quite an elitist bunch. But the EPA’s fuel economy rating of the Karma, and the fact that…
Not only can't you buy one, but the government says it's currently illegal for automakers to sell these green cars outside of the special states. Under terms of the Clean Air Act—in the kind of delicious irony only our government …
Why isn't a 60 mpg hybrid worth a tax credit Or is it just better than nothing? At first sound 54.5 mpg by 2025 isn’t a bad tune. But this is CAFE. That means 54.5 mpg is actually more like 39 mpg according to EPA stickers. Then add in the periodic reviews written into this potential legislation that could at anytime squash these new CAFE requirements — especially as …
While government regulations make it tougher to start businesses (especially certain local regulations), this isn't Egypt, where it can take 15 years to legally start a businesses due to the density of the government bureaucracy. … We're funding car makers to make green cars in Finland and money's getting sat on and projects aren't starting…
Plug-in Prius offers the most cost-effective plug-in architecture When it comes to batteries, we have to walk before we run A new UK study on total costs of ownership (TCO) of low carbon cars demonstrates that plug-in vehicles will probably still need government incentives in 2030 to overcome higher TCO’s, and that plug-in hybrids similar to the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid will…
China's latest offshore oil rig. More foreign oil dependent than the US and growing Today, not only is China more dependent upon foreign oil than is the US, but the country’s dependency has increased 33 percent since just 2009. Yet, this dependence is expected to increase significantly every year through 2030 according to Chinese government forecasts. And many Chinese government experts are becoming increasingly worried. Dong Xiucheng, professor with the China University of Petroleum, said …
The Abqaiq oil refinery, once attacked by al Qaeda Plug-ins or bust is a very poor energy policy I’ve been in the alternative energy game for almost 10 years, and I’ve always believed electrification was the future. I still do, although I’m not as certain whether that electrification will be driven by batteries, fuel cells or both. Actually, I’m pretty certain it will be both. Unfortunately, 10 years…
The biofuels umbrella includes under its aegis ethanol and derivatives of plants such as sugar cane, as well aS vegetable and corn oils. However, not all ethanol products are designed to be used as a kind of gasoline. … One certain energy markets analyst has said, growth in demand for diesel and gasoline may slow down dramatically, if the government subsidizes firms distributing biofuels and further pushes to promote the use
