Pace of Construction on NRG eVgo’s California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure...
More than 200 potential sites identified through partnerships and agreements 46 now operational, under construction or in permitting CALIFORNIA – Today NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc....
View ArticleNissan celebrates LEAF sales milestone with stories from some of the first...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nissan LEAF continues to make automotive history, becoming the best-selling electric vehicle ever with global sales of more than 100,000 units and U.S. sales approaching 50,000....
View ArticleChina is now the world’s largest net importer of petroleum and other liquid...
In September 2013, China’s net imports of petroleum and other liquids exceeded those of the United States on a monthly basis, making it the largest net importer of crude oil and other liquids in the...
View ArticleScandinavia’s First Lithium Battery Electric Car Ferry Completes Six Months...
MISSISSAUGA, Canada; Hardbakke, Norway – Electrovaya Inc. (TSX:EFL) is pleased to announce that the KF Hisarøy electric cable ferry has now been sailing between Mjånes and Hisarøy in Norway daily for...
View ArticleCharge and Shop: Berkeley Gains Two New EV Chargers at Whole Foods
City of Berkeley’s innovative pilot program expedites electric car charging installation permitting process BERKELEY, Calif.–Two new charging stations for electric vehicles will open today in Berkeley,...
View ArticleTerra Motors announces the procurement of a $10 million round of financing...
Terra Motors Corporation, Japan’s top electric two & three wheeler developer, manufacturer, and retailer announced the completion of a $10 million round of financing for the expansion of its...
View ArticleNissan delivers 50,000th all-electric LEAF in U.S. to Texas family
DALLAS – Nissan, the global leader in electric vehicle (EV) sales, achieved another milestone this month as Dallas residents Todd and Lisa Bolt made Nissan LEAF the first all-electric model to hit...
View ArticleSemuttran Pilot Tests BYD Pure Electric Bus in Piracicaba Brazil
Piracicaba, Brazil — Brazilian Transit Operator Via Agile and Piracicaba’s Transit Authority Semuttran have started pilot testing with a pure-electric transit bus from BYD Company Ltd. The purpose of...
View ArticleMurphy, Corker Unveil Bipartisan Plan to Shore Up Highway Trust Fund, Boost...
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today unveiled the first bipartisan proposal to shore up the Highway Trust Fund by making changes to the federal...
View ArticleThe Peak Oil Crisis: Iraq on the Precipice, By Tom Whipple, Post Carbon...
The daily newspapers are now full of stories predicting that Iraq, as we know it, will soon disintegrate into three or more warring states. In the last two weeks Sunni insurgents led by the extremist...
View ArticleAugust Transit Savings Report Shows Individuals Save $10,064 a year
By American Public Transportation Association Washington, D.C. As students begin to head back to school and the rest of us head back to work after the summer vacation season, it is time to get back to...
View ArticleFirst test trains hit the tracks on Sydney South West Rail Link
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the new South West Rail Link is one step closer to opening, with train testing and staff training now underway, ahead of Sydney Trains services...
View ArticleAAA: More Than 46 Million Americans to Celebrate Thanksgiving with a Holiday...
ORLANDO, Fla. – AAA Travel projects 46.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving weekend, the highest volume for the holiday since 2007 and a 4.2 percent...
View ArticleAverage Gas Prices Drop Below $2.00 per Gallon in Two States
WASHINGTON – Average gas prices in two states – Missouri ($1.93) and Oklahoma ($1.98) – have dropped below $2.00 per gallon for the first time since 2009. The national average has fallen 95 days in a...
View ArticleGas Price Slide Continues as Major Storm Slams Northeast
WASHINGTON – The national average continues to march toward $2.00 per gallon and has fallen for a record 123 consecutive days, for a total savings of $1.31 per gallon. Today’s national average price...
View ArticleInterior Department Announces Draft Strategy for Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing
WASHINGTON, DC – As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau...
View ArticleAfter the Peak, Post Carbon Institute
By Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute Nearly 17 years ago the modern peak oil movement began with the publication of “The End of Cheap Oil” by petroleum geologists Colin Campbell and Jean...
View ArticleMoody’s downgrades Russia’s sovereign rating to Ba1 from Baa3; outlook negative
New York – Moody’s Investors Service has today downgraded the government of Russia’s sovereign debt rating to Ba1/Not Prime (NP) from Baa3/Prime-3 (P-3). The rating outlook is negative. This rating...
View ArticleGoldilocks Is Dead
By Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute Five years ago I wrote an article for Reuters titled “Goldilocks and the Three Fuels.” In it, I discussed what I call the Goldilocks price zone for oil,...
View ArticleGlobal Average Temperature Record High for September and January–September
The September average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.62°F (0.90°C) above the 20th century average & mdash. This was the highest September temperature on record, surpassing...
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