Fuel Issues
After consecutive weeks of above-$100 oil, the price of a barrel of crude dropped $4 to around $97 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Convictions likely in federal Fair Finance case
Defense attorneys representing indicted businessman Tim Durham and two other executives tied to bankrupt Fair Finance Co.
The Closing Bell | It’s a ‘relief rally’
Stocks ended a down week with slight gains Friday after government forces announced a cease-fire in Libya and a group of the world’s seven largest countries announced a plan to bring the yen down from historic highs.
Features
They’re been around for 110 years, so why are air ships being talked about as the cargo delivery model of the future? Paved New World – by Peter Carter — OTA’s newest chairman is a small guy staking his plot in a very big and evolving sandbox.
Mercedes-Benz: U.S. fuel too dirty for next-gen efficient engines
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Mercedes Benz
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK – Click above for high-res image gallery
The newest gasoline engines from Mercedes-Benz feature cutting-edge lean-burn technology that leads to fewer harmful emissions an…
Recycled Hawtness: Architect’s Airstream RV is a DIY Dream
Gas 2.0 editor Chris DeMorro has said that the greenest car is the one that’s already been built. That’s a claim that’s open to some debate, I’m sure, but it’s a claim that’s based on proven ideas and methods like conservation of resources and recyc…
Airfares are up 13 percent
U.S. airlines saw higher revenue in February, and passengers paid significantly higher airfare than a year ago, according to the Air Transport Association of America .
Hours of Service
To no one’s surprise, the association for fleets who specialize in truckload cargo has come out strongly in favor of legislation mandating the use of electronic logging devices .
Is Chevy Volt hate worse than Toyota Prius hate?
Move over Prius, there’s a new whipping boy in town
Is the Volt the latest green whipping boy?
When the Chevy Volt first debuted at the Detroit Auto Show several years ago, I was pretty supportive. At that time Volt founder Bob Lutz suggested that the …
50 cc of Moped-flavored Awesome: Satan Since 2003
Before you click play: there is some probably NSFW language in the video (lower the volume).
As a fan of oddball things in general and scooters and mopeds in particular, I’ve been to my share of scooter rallies and moped rides, and this short traile…