U.S. May Open SPR as Oil Nears $107 a Barrel
Oil prices continued their upward trend, nearing $107 a barrel early Monday, and President Obama’s chief advisor said the administration is considering releasing some oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to staunch soaring prices.
Oil Hits $106 a Barrel on Speculation
I put off filling up my Jeep until after my errands and, 90 minutes later, the price had jumped seven cents a gallon to $3.75. Now I find out that oil is at $106 a barrel. This feels familiar.
The gas price run-up of 2008 put the hurt on everyone’s w…
EPA awards $32M to fund 4 new Clean Air Research Centers
The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $32 million to fund four new Clean Air Research Centers at universities conducting advanced air pollution research. The research will focus on the impacts of air pollution mixtures on people’s he…
Fuel site locator mobile app
The fuel site locator application for smart phones allows customers to locate the type of fuel they need at the lowest fuel price. Customers set their location and search radius and fuel type, and the app will list fuel sites with the lowest fuel price options. Any site chosen can be used with GPS to […]
Higher gas prices haven’t killed hybrid car deals yet
Honda offers some of the best hybrid deals this March
The best deals on hybrid cars in March
Back in 2008 rising gas prices eventually created considerable demand for hybrid cars, far more demand than supply. Those conditions resulted in many dealershi…
Dow Kokam to provide Li-ion packs to Motiv Power and ZeroTruck for medium-duty electric commercial vehicles
Dow Kokam has signed two agreements to provide lithium-ion battery solutions to power electric medium-duty commercial vehicles with Motiv Power Systems and ZeroTruck, all designated for fleet operations.
Made with nickel metal cobalt technology, Dow K…
Engine Emissions
Navistar International and EcoMotors International have signed a deal to support the latter company’s opoc engine architecture.
Buy a candy bar, charge your electric car
Smokes, snacks and plug-in charging
Top off your plug-in while grabbing a candy bar
Panasonic Electric Works and a group of 10 vending machine companies plan to turn 10,000 vending machines in Japan into electric vehicle charging stations as well, with…
Asian Stocks Decline After Libya Conflict Escalates, Oil Climbs
Asian stocks dropped, with the benchmark regional index declining for the first time in three days, after the conflict in Libya escalated and oil prices surged, threatening to derail the global economic recovery.
Transphorm introduces Gallium Nitride diode; >99% efficient DC-DC boost converter
At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), Transphorm Inc. announced the availability of its first product: power diodes based on its patented, high-performance EZ GaN (gallium nitride) technology. Transphorm says that its solutions cut energy…