UK Extends Gas and Diesel Hybrids Sales 5 Years
Nov 20, 2020
British government signaled that it will likely allow full hybrids to be sold for another five years after a ban on sales of new cars with gasoline and diesel engines. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that the government will bring forward a ban on new gasoline and diesel cars and vans to 2030 from 2035. ... Continue reading
Nov 10, 2020
Auto Industry: Create 1 million new jobs in the American auto industry, domestic auto supply chains, and auto infrastructure, from parts to materials to electric vehicle charging stations, positioning American auto workers and manufacturers to win the 21st century; and invest in U.S. auto workers to ensure their jobs a ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks Looking at LNG as Fuel...Again +VIDEO
Sep 22, 2020
Editor's Note: Volvo appears to be re-visiting liquid natural gas as an alternative to diesel fuel. I wondered what frightened them off previously. ... Continue reading
Fossil fuels (sic*) account for the largest share of U.S. energy production and consumption
Sep 14, 2020
Fossil fuels, or energy sources formed in the Earth’s crust from decayed organic material, including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, continue to account for the largest share of energy production and consumption in the United States. ... Continue reading
Trump Recocgnizes Damage U.S. Biofuel Wavers Can Do To America And Its Farmers
Sep 8, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed that dozens of oil refiner requests for retroactive waivers from U.S. biofuel laws be denied amid concerns the issue (Is Wrong For America - TACH) could cut into his support in the Farm Belt, three sources familiar with the decision said. The move, in the form of a direction t ... Continue reading
Cash for Clunkers - A Historic Mistake, Says Author Edwin Black - Will History Repeat Itself?
Aug 6, 2020
By Edwin Black August 3, 2009 This continuing coverage of America’s oil crisis arises from the The Plan: How to Save America When the Oil Stops—or the Day Before (Dialog Press). Buy it here. The Cash for Clunkers program could have been a turning point for America’s movement to kick its oil addicti ... Continue reading
TACH Automotive News Library Indexed By Single Topics (1993-2023)
May 23, 2020
Single Topic Automotive Content Index ... Continue reading
NACS Reports COVID-19 Sets Back Pace of Auto Industry Trends
May 22, 2020
Deloitte surveyed more than 35,000 consumers in 20 countries to explore their opinions on emerging connected, autonomous, shared and electrified automotive technologies for its 2020 Global Automotive Consumer Study. As you can imagine, those insights have shifted since the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis. ... Continue reading
Liquid Biofuel Market Size Worth $107.5 Billion by 2027 | CAGR: 6.4%: Grand View Research, Inc.
May 19, 2020
The global liquid biofuels market size is expected to reach USD 107.5 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is anticipated to exhibit a revenue-based CAGR of 6.4% during the forecast period. Rising oil prices have shifted the focus of end users toward biofuels as an alternative. ... Continue reading
EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2020
Jan 29, 2020
January 29, 2020 EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2020 explores the changing U.S. energy mix through 2050 as consumption grows more slowly than production, particularly of oil, natural gas, and renewables, resulting in increasing exports and relatively stable CO2 emissions The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) ... Continue reading
Oct 4, 2019
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue issued the following statements after President Donald J. Trump successfully negotiated an agreement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “President Trump’s leadership has ... Continue reading
Unmasking The Gas Roots of Contemporary Ethanol Opposition - Round 2
Sep 28, 2019
Breaking the ring of Big Oil sponsored deception, link by link. Hot on the heels of Economist-Professor Bill Shughart publishing his editorial ("How The Ethanol Mandate Is Killing The American Prairie") that was filled with incorrect and irrelevant information to disparage ethanol, comes another anti-ethanol commentary ... Continue reading
Ethanol From Wheat Straw Technology Sold To NewEnergyBlue; System Makes Water For Irrigation Also
Aug 13, 2019
NewEnergyBlue intends to convert wheat straw into carbon-neutral automotive biofuel using the technology. The company purchased the technology licence from Danish green energy company Ørsted, which developed the technology over 15 years at a cost of $200 million (€178.6 million). Ørsted proved commercial operation ... Continue reading
SHIFT Automotive: A Roadmap to Make the Future of Mobility Smart and Sustainable
Aug 6, 2019
SHIFT Automotive returns to IFA Berlin, exploring how the latest technologies are shaping the way we live, work and drive. The two-day convention brings together start-ups and tech giants, car manufacturers and city planners. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Opens the 2019 Automobile Information Service for Elementary School Students
Jul 22, 2019
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today opened the 2019 Automobile Information Service for Elementary School Students, which will be available until December 10, 2019. This service has been offered to children for 27 years, and answers various questions related to the automobile industry via a toll-free number, websi ... Continue reading
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