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Venezuela, like much of South America, has vast underground riches in the form of petroleum and mineral reserves. Gasoline prices are, for lack of a better word, dirt cheap, but that might not be the case for long. Currently, gasoline...
Tesla Model S is still one of the country's safest vehicles, as confirmed both by NHTSA crash testing and an investigation following three car fires that originated in the lithium-ion battery pack. After three fires in just about as many...
At the 2014 Washington Auto Show, January 22, 2024, Green Car Journal will name one technology as winner of the 2014 Green Car Technology if the Year Award. There are ten nominees with some pretty impressive technological contributions to green...
It won't be a pure electric vehicle, but a rumored Renault plug-in hybrid electric vehicle could set automakers on edge in 2014. Renault / Nissan is already a global leader in electric vehicle technology which, if combined properly with an...
Thinking about Jeep hybrids, or the lack thereof, one reason we might see them soon is because of strengthening emissions regulations. So far, CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) regulations have enabled Jeep to continue to hold off making a Jeep...
In just about a month, Green Car Journal, at the 2014 Washington Auto Show, will present the winner of the 2014 Green Car Technology of the Year Award to one of ten nominees. What makes a green car green but...
If you type in the keywords “Tesla” and “Fire,” you'll come up with lots of pictures and stories covering the dangers of lithium-ion batteries and plenty of pictures of burned out Tesla Model S. Actually, there's only three Tesla Model...
Is it possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while encouraging investors to put their money on coal-fired power plants and oil? According to Barack Obama's new strategy, the answer is yes, and this can only be achieved with new carbon...
In late November, at the New Orleans Pipeline Safety Trust Conference, homeowners shared their pipeline spill experiences to industry insiders . Exxon's Pegasus pipeline burst in Mayflower, Arkansas on March 29 and released approximately 7,000 barrels of diluted bitumen.  Bitumen...
January 22, on the second day of the Washington Auto Show, Green Car Journal will announce the winner of the 2014 Green Car Technology Award, which means that, for a month, we get to pore over the ten nominees. Innovation...