What if the Pumps Run Dry?
Even some of the petroleum industry's top leaders now are warning we may be reaching a peak for global oil production.
View ArticleGreen is Mean – and Really Unethical?
Ask any California motorist and they’ll tell you about the folks in the Prius hybrids. For several years, the high-mileage vehicles qualified for special stickers that let them drive in the car pool...
View ArticlePlugging Into The Grid: GM, ABB Looking For Ways To Re-Use Volt Batteries
Old Chevy Volt batteries won't have to die if a new partnership between GM and ABB proves effective. They're looking for ways to take those batteries and re-use them to improve the use of renewable...
View ArticleEPA Gives Limited Waiver For Use Of E15 Gasoline
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a controversial proposal to increase the use of ethanol in the nation’s automotive fuel supply – but set strict limits on which vehicles can and can’t...
View ArticleFirst Look: 2012 Ford C-Max Energi
Rapidly expanding its battery-based product line, Ford will add the new C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid to its full battery-powered Focus Electric. TheDetroitBureau.com takes a closer look...
View ArticleChina Now Leads in Clean Energy Investments
As President Barack Obama exhorts Americans to get behind a coherent energy policy, a new study shows the U.S. falling behind in the race to develop new, clean sources of energy, according to a new...
View ArticleAptera Official Insists EV Maker Here to Stay
A senior official with battery-carmaker Aptera tells TheDetroitBureau.com, in an exclusive report, that the automotive wannabe is not pulling the plug despite widespread reports. If anything, it is...
View ArticleDemand Surging for Diesels, Hybrids
If you think the overall U.S. auto market is on a fast-track recovery check out demand for high-mileage diesel and hybrids. With fuel prices soaring, demand for those alternative fuel vehicles is...
View ArticlePlugging in on Pecan Street
“This is one of the few places where you can see a Chevrolet Volt traffic jam,” laughs Scott Hinson, the lab director for Pecan Street Inc., an alternative energy project in Austin, Texas. The...
View ArticleDiesel Soon to Outsell Gasoline, Forecasts ExxonMobil
With more and more diesels coming to market, a new study says the energy-dense fuel will soon surpass gasoline as the world's most popular transportation fuel, according to a forecast by ExxonMobil....
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