Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Sector analysis: Automobiles. The major climate change-related risk for the automobile industry is the potential to be exposed to carbon reduction legislation such as carbon taxes or emissions trading systems which would result in corresponding increases in operating costs, according to the KPMG report.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2009
In a session on total vehicle energy consumption, several people shared similar pie charts showing the flow of energy within an automobile. State of Charge. Skalny, Director, US Army TARDEC shared the following insights on fuel usage within the Department of Defense (DOD): Every $10/barrel increase in oil prices adds $1.3
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2009
With electromobility, the automobile industry faces a fundamental technological upheaval.Our path leads away from oil, to emission-free mobility, and the electric car plays a key role.CO The perspective of rising oil prices is a turboboost for a change in customer behavior, he said. 2 -neutral fuels play another key role.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 21, 2009
I never liked automobiles because I don’t like burning gasoline. I never liked automobiles because I don’t like burning gasoline. The RAV4, the Tesla and my electric bike all have different kinds of charging systems, so it’s kind of fun having them on hand. But now, gas prices have fallen below $2 in some places.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 19, 2009
REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Andy Grove April 17, 2009: 9:30 AM ET The great electric car race High oil prices, green regs, and better batteries are behind the mad dash to create the ultimate electric automobile.
Wallbox
JANUARY 4, 2021
As a result of the lockdown, automobile production ground to a halt in several leading car manufacturing countries. Moreover, with the massive drop in oil prices , gas-powered vehicles are more economical to operate, which makes it harder to argue that EVs will help drivers save money on fuel.
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