Gas prices primed to rise in 2018, highest in four years: report

Gas + Electricity sign: how long until we see this for highway rest stops?   [mockup: John Briggs]As Americans collectively sigh at their credit-card bills from the holiday season, GasBuddy has some bad news that won't help ease the financial pain. The fuel price-tracking website predicts the cost of a gallon of fuel will rise by $0.19 per gallon in 2018, on average, to the highest level gas prices have been since 2014. That might not seem...

Mainstream media on electric cars: more thoughtful on their growth

Chevrolet Bolt EV being charged outside Go Forth electric-car showroom, Portland   [photo: Forth]As with any innovation, coverage of plug-in electric cars by mainstream media has been, shall we say, variable. Seven years after the first Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt were delivered to their buyers in December 2010, misconceptions and misinformation abound. Technology is often not a strong suit for business reporters, of course, and plug-in...

Is ‘Drawdown’ the climate-change action map the world needs?

2018 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive Cabriolet, First DriveWe often speak of methods and technologies we can employ as a society to curb climate change, either by reducing carbon emissions or through other means. But less frequently do we talk about them in real terms, including how much excess carbon these methods and technologies can pratically remove from the atmosphere. That's where Drawdown, a...

Shenzhen now uses only electric buses: 16,500 of them

Bus in Shenzhen, China, By GEei Ginhee wins (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0]Over the last few years, the Chinese government has begun to push electric vehicles with all its might. In addition to incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles, the central government has recently banned the sale of some 553 fossil-fuel passenger cars in the country. But when it comes to local concerns, a collection of municipalities...

What topic should we have covered less in 2017? Twitter poll results

2012 Honda Civic Natural GasOver the nine years this site has published daily news about green cars, the focus of our coverage has shifted significantly. In February 2009, when we started daily coverage, our most popular topics were hybrid cars and the Toyota Prius. With Prius sales in 2017 less than half what they were just four years ago, the times have clearly changed...