Port of Corpus Christi crude shipments up 65% in 2020, sees record tonnage
The Port of Corpus Christi saw a 65% increase in crude shipments in 2020 to 96.4 million mt, leading to a record tonnage throughput of 159.7 million mt in a Continue Reading
MIT study measures which kinds of infrastructure improvements could get more electric cars on the road
A new study from researchers at MIT uncovers the kinds of infrastructure improvements that would make the biggest difference in increasing the number of electric cars on the road, a Continue Reading
Mercedes To Take On Tesla With Fully Electric SUV
Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz rolled out its battery-powered EQA SUV as part of a plan to take on Tesla and Volkswagen. Mercedes-Benz’s first fully-electric SUV will be available in the coming Continue Reading
Cruise and GM partner with Microsoft to commercialize autonomous vehicles; $2B in new funding, Cruise sending test vehicles to Japan
Cruise and General Motors have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. Microsoft is joining GM, Honda and institutional investors in a combined Continue Reading
Europe overtakes China in EV sales growth in 2020
Europe superseded China as the global driver of electric car sales in 2020 for the first time in five years, as total EV sales jumped 43% despite the COVID-19 crisis Continue Reading
GM teams up with Microsoft on driverless cars
General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars. In the partnership announced Tuesday, the companies said Microsoft’s Azure cloud and edge computing platform Continue Reading
Mercedes Joins Tesla, VW in Compact Electric-Car Race
Mercedes-Benz is taking on one of the most complex industry challenges with the rollout of its battery-powered EQA: selling small electric cars without a big profit squeeze. The brand’s first Continue Reading
IEA Cuts Oil Demand Forecast as New Lockdowns Temper Recovery
The International Energy Agency lowered forecasts for global oil demand as renewed lockdowns to contain the pandemic temper the recovery expected this year. “The global vaccine roll-out is putting fundamentals on a Continue Reading
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos Funds Back Hydrogen-Powered Plane Startup ZeroAvia
The hydrogen-powered aviation startup ZeroAvia Inc. has raised $37.7 million from the U.K. government and a group of investors that includes funds founded by Bill Gates and Amazon.com Inc. ZeroAvia said it Continue Reading
These Companies Want to Charge Your Electric Vehicle as You Drive
Enthusiasm for electric vehicles has long been held back by concerns about battery life, but what if drivers were able to charge their cars while driving? Several automotive, utility and Continue Reading