Rapid growth for electric vehicle charging stations expected in U.S.
Electric vehicle charging stations will be more prevalent in the United States by 2017 as cost for the charging stations drop, according to new report by Pike Research released today.
View ArticleEthanol 15 might impact sportsmen, older cars
I was trying to summarize the nightmare Pete Landry was describing, and suggested this: Come fall, Louisiana's 320,000 boaters will begin unwittingly filling their tanks with the new 15 percent ethanol...
View ArticleInfiniti gets into the hybrid business
Luxury brand Infiniti finally joins the gasoline-electric hybrid car market with the 2012 M35h that's rated 38 percent more fuel efficient overall than its non-hybrid, V-6-powered M35 sibling.
View ArticleJay Leno talks natural gas, alternative-fueled vehicles
Jay Leno might be best known for his Tonight Show, but he’s also a hot rod, car collector junky.
View ArticleSelf-driving cars: An energy solution
Self-driving cars may seem like the things of dreamers, unrealistic ideas supported by those too lazy or pompous to drive themselves. But a Houston conference last month highlighted the idea using a...
View ArticleEco-marathon tests life in the slow — but eco-friendly — lane
The Shell Eco-marathon, three days of futuristic car craziness, has attracted teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Guatemala to compete on design and energy efficiency. The event...
View ArticleDiesel and hybrid vehicle registrations surge
Clean diesel car and SUV registrations jumped 24 percent over the last three years, despite a weak economy, the DIesel Technology Forum said this week.
View ArticleOil train safety rule delayed by one year
The Obama administration has delayed by nearly a year a plan to boost safety standards for the type of rail car involved in a fiery explosion that killed at least 47 people in Canada this month.
View ArticleGMC vehicles cost the most to fuel, analysis says
GMC vehicles cost more per mile of driving than other vehicles, according to research from GasBuddy, a consumer-oriented fuel price information service.
View ArticleGas for $1.52 in the heart of Houston
In the heart of Houston’s Galleria area, behind high-rises and within a block of one of the region’s largest malls, is a station where a gallon of gas costs $1.52.
View ArticleCommentary: “EVs, hybrids & diesels! Oh my!”
If we’re really serious as a country about curbing emissions and altering driving behaviors for the betterment of the environment, let’s be prepared to make tough choices and institute real measures to...
View ArticleChesapeake’s role in natural gas vehicles to fade
Chesapeake Energy Corp’s move to lay off its natural gas vehicles team could deal a significant blow to efforts to promote the alternative vehicle fuel.
View ArticleElectric car charging stations – a new way to pay
ChargePoint is developing a new financing option that would let drivers of electric vehicles get a new charging station without paying the upfront cost of equipment or installation.
View ArticleShell biofuels take vehicles back to the future
When Back to the Future moviegoers in the 1980s saw a mad scientist refueling his car with discarded eggs, soda and other garbage, the idea may have seemed a little far-fetched. But Shell scientists...
View ArticleCalifornia spends big money on alternative energy
California has spent billions of dollars in recent years on alternative energy programs, even as education, public safety and other spending was cut, a newspaper reported.
View ArticleStates join forces to promote clean cars
Eight states, including California and New York, pledged Thursday to work together to dramatically multiply the number of zero-emission cars on the nation's roads by speeding the construction of...
View ArticleGovernment app shows stations for natural gas, electric, hydrogen cars
Finding a hydrogen refueling station was never this easy. Neither was locating an electric car charging station and a natural gas fuel pump.
View ArticleHouston group seeks to put US on the road to natural gas
Natural gas companies are trying to get more people using their fuel in cars and trucks, and the University of Houston is helping them out.
View ArticleHyundai, Kia to pay millions in fuel settlement
Hyundai and its sister company Kia said Monday that they will pay up to $395 million to consumers as part of a proposed settlement over overstated gas mileage.
View ArticleAir quality improving after oil train fire in North Dakota (photos)
Many residents evacuated a southeastern North Dakota town overnight after a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded, and officials warned that acrid smoke could blow into the area.
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