A push to go electric is sowing discord among landscapers. New state and municipal laws are driving a transition away from puttering, gas-powered lawn mowers and leaf blowers and toward Continue Reading
Global oil demand will drop by 1.4 million barrels per day, according to the latest forecast by Rystad Energy on Friday cited by the National. The 1.4 million bpd loss Continue Reading
As the global energy transition continues to accelerate, the demand for key battery metals is soaring and demand is struggling to keep up. The inconvenient truth of the energy transition Continue Reading
Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global energy market was struggling with supply and governments were pushing for an energy transition. As oil and gas prices continue to soar Continue Reading
Global gas demand is set to turn negative in 2022 as a result of high prices and market uncertainty, with demand expected to fall by 0.3% this year, the International Continue Reading
Buyers around the world are lining up to purchase electric vehicles this year even with sticker prices surging, flipping the script on a decade and a half of conventional auto Continue Reading
The robots will take the most tedious, most dangerous jobs first, in most things. Trucking is no exception. Autonomous driving engineers are squarely focused on long-haul freight, the interstate runs Continue Reading
There is growing fear these days that the move to electric vehicles spells certain doom for a lot of low-skilled factory work. It mostly comes from the prediction, proffered by Continue Reading
American drivers are feeling the pain of rising gasoline prices . Airlines and their customers have had it even worse. Jet fuel, a kerosene-based product akin to diesel fuel, has Continue Reading
Lithium prices are beginning to slow their climb after a 500% rally. High lithium carbonate prices have begun to dampen demand. The EV industry has failed to secure a sufficient Continue Reading
With all of the chaos taking place in Shanghai as a result of a new round of mysteriously overbearing Covid lockdowns, there has been very little attention paid to Tesla’s Continue Reading
Battery manufacturers are confronting a severe lithium shortage, highlighting the need to challenge China’s dominance of raw material supply chains, an Australian lithium producer has warned. Stuart Crow, chair of Continue Reading
The world is about to pass another important milestone in electric vehicle adoption: 20 million plug-in vehicles on the road globally, come June, according to BNEF estimates. That’s remarkable growth Continue Reading
The trucking industry has long been dealing with a shortage of drivers and high job turnover, but supply-chain bottlenecks have underscored the need for new recruits. Here’s how some companies Continue Reading
Aurora Innovation and Werner Enterprises, a premier transportation and logistics provider, announced a collaboration and commercial pilot to test and deploy safely autonomous trucks on one of the most commercially Continue Reading
Less than a week after Hong Kong rolled back some of the world’s strictest inbound travel curbs, at least six airlines have had routes banned, creating havoc for travelers and Continue Reading
High prices dampen battery metals demand Facing a fresh wave of COVID-19 outbreaks , China’s strict lockdown measures are dealing a huge blow to the NEV industry, just two weeks Continue Reading
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. plans to buy 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar over the next five years, betting its renters are both EV curious and eager to drive brands beyond Continue Reading
Ford and GM recently introduced their first electric pickup trucks. WSJ auto reporter Mike Colias breaks down the different strategies the two legacy auto manufacturers are pursuing to bring their Continue Reading
Unprecedented bid levels send Buckeye benchmark to all-time high Unprecedented volatility spurred by the Russia-Ukraine conflict has catapulted the price of jet fuel in New York Harbor to all-time highs Continue Reading
Jet fuel prices are soaring on the U.S. East Coast, home to some of the world’s busiest airports, with buyers anticipating a growing shortage as supply dwindles amid sanctions on Continue Reading
The car industry’s multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles was built on a single premise: that batteries would carry on getting cheaper. In 2019, Volkswagen executives even brandished charts predicting a Continue Reading
The White House has promised 180mn barrels from emergency oil stockpiles to address a global energy supply crisis. As for reducing consumption, American drivers have not gotten the memo. US Continue Reading
President Joe Biden is preparing a new plan to boost domestic supply of key battery metals. Currently, the United States imports more than half of its annual consumption of 31 Continue Reading
French power grid operator RTE warned on Saturday of a potential “tense” situation between the supply and demand of electricity in the country in the wake of the cold wave Continue Reading
Just outside the English market town of Bicester, 15 miles from Oxford, lies the shell of a factory that sits at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution in the Continue Reading
Aggressive emission and carbon neutrality targets set by regulators worldwide entails a faster transition from traditional automakers to next-gen electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers. Therefore, automakers are committing operational investments of Continue Reading
Recently I’ve been analyzing the growth in the public charging network in 2021, as we’ve just released BNEF’s 2022 Global EV Public Charging Update . Not surprisingly, Tesla is a Continue Reading
New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Continue Reading
Every day, millions of sailors, truck drivers, longshoremen, warehouse workers and delivery drivers keep mountains of goods moving into stores and homes to meet consumers’ increasing expectations of convenience. But Continue Reading
Weekly U.S. oil demand data by the Energy Information Administration has been significantly overestimated. The weekly demand estimates in March already showed that recent demand strength has been easing off. Continue Reading
The differential for jet fuel in New York Harbor nearly doubled overnight April 1, setting new records for both the outright price and the NYMEX differential for that Platts benchmark Continue Reading
Highlights Global supplies of oils tighten, exacerbated by lower Ukraine output SAF producers use alternate methods to meet growing demand As US airlines seek to lock in sustainable aviation fuel Continue Reading
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence held its inaugural Battery Megafactories Europe 2022 event in Berlin; the event zeroed in on a number of pertinent points for the continent’s EV and battery supply Continue Reading
Biden Wants to Boost Metal and Mineral Production The Biden administration announced it will invoke Cold War powers to boost domestic production of materials for batteries needed to power electric Continue Reading
Strong demand and tight inventories are leading drivers to snatch up vehicles as soon as they hit the lot. Auto makers are expected to report weak vehicle sales for the Continue Reading
Qantas Airways Ltd. said sustainable aviation fuel is the only immediate way to decarbonize flying, placing much of the burden of cleaning up aviation on a kerosene alternative that remains expensive Continue Reading
High pump prices appear to be deterring U.S. drivers at a time when gasoline demand typically picks up with warmer weather. A third straight weekly decline in gasoline demand brought Continue Reading
The IEA recently released a 10-point plan that it estimated could cut global oil demand by 2.7 million barrels per day in just four months. While the timeline and some Continue Reading
For years, Volkswagen AG thrived as a global company, building and selling its cars all around the world. But as war, health scares and trade disputes roll back decades of Continue Reading
The world may be less dependent on oil now than it was during the energy shocks of the 1970s, but the Ukraine conflict is stark evidence of a stubborn craving Continue Reading
Geely is examining its future in Russia, casting doubt on expectations that China’s carmakers would push further into the country to take advantage of the exodus of international groups following Continue Reading
Battery prices for electric vehicles are seeing a “ridiculous” increase on the back of soaring raw material prices, and carmakers will soon have to raise prices if they haven’t done Continue Reading
Three days after the invasion of Ukraine, a Boeing 737 — operated by Russia’s Pobeda but owned by Dublin-based Avolon — was impounded after landing in Istanbul. The plane’s seizure Continue Reading
As oil prices soared well above $100 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the airline industry was bracing for demand destruction as jet fuel prices climbed. Following two years of COVID-related Continue Reading
Key battery metals are facing a shortage as the Ukraine-Russia war heats up An already voracious commodity supercycle is now witnessing even greater momentum amid fears of major supply-chain disruption Continue Reading
Russia on Monday passed a law allowing the country’s airlines to place airplanes leased from foreign companies on the country’s aircraft register – a manoeuvre likely to stoke Western fears Continue Reading
Americans looking to offset surging gasoline prices with a more fuel-thrifty vehicle aren’t likely to find much on the car lot today. The sharp rise in fuel costs, driven in large Continue Reading
.When Angelo Logan was growing up in the city of Commerce, California, in the 1970s, he remembers how residents used to call the weeks leading up to Christmas the “truck Continue Reading
Russian Airlines PJSC spent billions of dollars over two decades transforming itself from a stodgy, Soviet-era carrier, with bland food and uncomfortable seats, into an award-winning airline flying new jets Continue Reading
