Is Tesla’s E-Truck A Game Changer For Energy Markets?
Tesla is facing a real crossroads in its future as it runs behind schedule for the affordable, 220 mile range Tesla Model 3 reaching mass market. Why would the company Continue Reading
India opens first-ever EV charging station
Choking from high levels of air pollution, a state-owned oil company in India opens the nation’s first-ever charging station for electric vehicles. In announcing a first, a state-owned oil company Continue Reading
Is China making U.S. irrelevant to the future of automobiles?
The first automobile was invented in Germany in 1885 by Karl Benz, but it was the U.S. that led the building of the global 20th-century automobile industry. Through the turn Continue Reading
Volvo Promises Uber Fleet of Self-Driving Taxis by 2019
Volvo Cars said it has agreed to supply Uber Technologies Inc. with a fleet of 24,000 self-driving taxis beginning in 2019—one of the first and biggest commercial orders for such Continue Reading
Fossil Fuel to Renewables, Not Horses to Cars
Profs. Lee E. Ohanian and Ted Temzelides recount the story of the environmental crisis that hit cities in the late 1800s—namely excess horse manure—and how it was solved by the Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz will offer electric drive on all commercial van lines; electric eVito now available to order, eSprinter in 2019
Mercedes-Benz Vans will offer electric drive options on all its commercial van model lines. This will start with the mid-size eVito, with deliveries commencing in the second half of 2018. Continue Reading
Musk’s “Hardcore Smack-Down” To Gasoline Vehicles
The electric semitrailer would have a 500-mile range and will roll out in 2019, if all goes according to plan. On top of that, Musk surprised the crowd gathered at Continue Reading
Tesla Investors Are Losing Patience
I have covered advanced biofuel companies for more than a decade, and just about all of them made implausible claims about their technologies. They consistently overpromised and underdelivered, until they Continue Reading
The Hidden Cost Of Electric Cars
EU electric car producers got a fresh lease on life last week as the European Commission proposed caps on vehicle emissions as a way to fight against global warming—and to Continue Reading
Tesla Truck Could Threaten Big Chunk of Oil Demand, If It Works
Freight vehicles account for about 20% of world fuel use Future demand growth is dominated by medium and heavy trucks Tesla Inc. ’s unveiling on Thursday of a new electric Continue Reading