filed in Hybrid on Mar.02, 2009
Is it as simple as just building the cars?
“Plug-in vehicles are a revolution for the consumer and will transform the way we move from place to place, and the way we think about using energy. But each community is unique—they have different commuting patterns, parking concerns, demographics, local businesses, and cultures.”
Thus, the Rocky Mountain Institute [...]
filed in Hybrid on Feb.18, 2009
And that’s a cheap month
For months America’s oil demand has been crashing, despite considerably lower gas prices than just 6 months ago.
The price of a barrel of oil has declined to less than a third of 2008 highs.
Yet, America still spent $19.3 billion on foreign oil in the month of December.
And THAT’s a BAD month, [...]
filed in Hybrid on Jan.01, 2009
Oil is no gas
Gas tax. Gas tax. Gas tax.
No one really likes the idea, yet the call for a gas tax is growing louder.
So far, Barack Obama has been against the idea, but Fortune’s Alex Taylor suggests it’s one of the critical issues that Obama can seize upon to have the greatest impact on the [...]
filed in Hybrid on Dec.20, 2008
Cheap gas hurts America
GM is bleeding money in the US, yet throughout the world GM’s auto business is profitable. Why? Why is GM near bankruptcy?
Is it all bad management? Is it all the fault of the UAW? Is it all because GM killed the electric car?
I don’t think so. Certainly, GM’s management was bad in [...]