Plunge in demand for oil could be a win for renewables

Mulan wind farm [CREDIT: Global Climate Budget 2018]Decreases in overall energy demand resulting from the global coronavirus pandemic will hit fossil fuels hard, while driving a shift toward renewable energy, according to a report issued last Thursday. The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that global energy demand will fall 6% in 2020—seven times the decline seen after the 2008...

MW Motors Luka EV is a modern electric car in retro-classic form

MW Motors Luka EVNot every car needs to have the sci-fi looks of a Jaguar I-Pace or Tesla Model X. Czech Republic–based MW Motors designs modern electric cars with retro styling. The MW Motors Luka EV is a small two-seat coupe that looks like it drove straight out the 1960s. Granted, originality didn't seem to be priority; the design is a mashup of elements...

Never mind the cheap gas; survey points to strong interest in mpg

Gas pumpConventional wisdom says low gas prices are poison to sales of fuel-efficient cars, but a new survey indicates that may not be the case. Despite average gas prices of less than $2.00 a gallon nationwide, with negative oil prices even observed a few weeks ago, car buyers still have a strong interest in mpg, according to Consumer Reports. Fuel...

Lordstown Motors tours former GM plant where they’ll build electric pickups

GM Lordstown, Ohio, factoryLordstown Motors was created to build electric pickup trucks at a former General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio. While work to launch the truck, named Endurance, is on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, Lordstown released a short video tour of the factory. GM built cars in Lordstown for 53 years, and the current factory was capable of...

2020 Audi E-Tron Sportback goes 7% more miles, costs slightly more than SUV

2020 Audi E-Tron SportbackFor at least a short time, the swoopier, racier-looking 2020 Audi E-Tron Sportback—the version that looks faster—is a step ahead of the E-Tron SUV in something that definitely matters: range. When the Sportback reaches dealerships this summer, it will include the E-Tron range improvement that Audi reported for the European market last...