Tesla’s 20 Million EV Ambition Faces Huge Mining Challenge
Elon Musk and his merry band of executive vice presidents had plenty of advice for the mining and metals industry at the company’s Battery Day event in September, where the Continue Reading
Will Electricity Or E-Fuel Power The Cars Of The Future?
As companies and governments across the globe search for alternative fuel options, as part of long-term green energy plans, e-fuels are being trialed by major companies in search of innovative Continue Reading
Elon Musk Plans to Use Texas Natural Gas for His Starships
Elon Musk became the richest man in the world thanks to enthusiasm for Tesla Inc.’s sleek electric cars — and the company’s stratospheric stock price. But while Musk is perhaps Continue Reading
EIA: Global Oil Consumption Crashed By 9% In 2020
Due to the coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns, global consumption of petroleum and other liquid fuels crashed by 9 percent to 92.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2020, the U.S. Continue Reading
Tesla To Boost Capacity At Shanghai Gigafactory
Tesla will increase the capacity of its gigafactory in Shanghai to 450,000 cars this year from the current 250,000 as the vehicles produced there enjoy growing popularity, the company said Continue Reading
G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars
A new president took office this month determined to fight climate change. Wall Street investors think Tesla is worth more than General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford put together. And Continue Reading
Biden’s Green Push Gives Detroit the Cover to Go Electric
General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra just stomped on the electric-vehicle accelerator pedal. Call it the Biden effect. Six months ago the automaker backed the Trump administration in a Continue Reading
United Airlines warns 14,000 jobs at risk when payroll aid expires
United Airlines said on Friday it has sent warnings of potential furloughs to some 14,000 employees whose jobs are at risk once a second round of payroll support for airlines Continue Reading
Airlines Could Reduce CO2 Emissions With Better Use of Wind
Airlines could “substantially” reduce their fuel consumption if planes become more efficient at riding the wind, according to new research. Commercial flights between New York and London during the 2019-2020 winter Continue Reading
G.M. Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035
The days of the internal combustion engine are numbered. General Motors said Thursday that it would phase out petroleum-powered cars and trucks and sell only vehicles that have zero tailpipe Continue Reading