Green Fuel Frenzy Is Set to Drive a Canola Boom in the Southern US
A report from Bloomberg predicts the race for ingredients to make green diesel and sustainable jet fuel is bringing Canada’s namesake crop into the American Deep South. Chevron Corp. is teaming up with grains handler Bunge Ltd. and seed company Corteva [...]
Lawmakers Introduce bill to Deny the “California Car Mandate”
Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced legislation – the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act – to protect Americans’ freedom of choice when purchasing vehicles. The legislation would reject California’s request for [...]
Electric vehicle drivers get candid about charging: ‘Logistical nightmare’
From ABC News: Drivers finding that charging on the go is neither easy or fast. YouTube personality Steve Hammes leased a Hyundai Kona Electric sport utility vehicle for his 17-year-old daughter Maddie for three reasons: it was affordable, practical and allowed Maddie to [...]
Jump-starting electric car batteries: Will supply problems stall California’s mandate?
Automakers face global challenges obtaining battery materials, including China’s stranglehold on the industry and mining in Africa. Will they have everything they need to ramp up electric car production — and at what cost to the economy and the environment? Read [...]
The Undiminished Pleasures of Driving a Stick Shift
From the WSJ: Faith Bottum writes of a few reasons to commend a stick shift (“The Dying Art of Driving a Stick Shift,” op-ed, March 28), such as lower cost and less theft, largely because there are few people left in North [...]
EV charging infrastructure is “inadequate and plagued with non-functioning stations”
As sales of electric vehicles continue to grow, inoperable and poorly maintained public charging stations increasingly frustrate drivers, according to an ongoing study by J.D. Power, the consumer data analysis firm known for its automobile quality and dependability studies. Charge point unreliability [...]