The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 30, 2023
What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? It appears that this engine was not legal for sale in high-altitude areas. Just $66 with gas priced at $1.16
Green Car Congress
MAY 22, 2020
Due to the collapse in oil prices, IHS Markit expects US producers are in the process of curtailing about 1.75 The oil market fear that characterized March and the extreme price pressure that producers felt in April have galvanized producers across North America into unprecedented action.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Beginning with its February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA incorporated revisions to historical international liquids consumption data into the STEO’s international liquid fuels market balances. MTG units involve high capital costs and are only cost-competitive when oil prices are high. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2015
Speaking on the eve of the Geneva International Motor Show, Prof. Winterkorn also emphasized that Volkswagen remains committed to its environmental goals, and noted that the present low level of oil prices would not change that. Oil will not be as cheap as it is at the moment for ever. The Volkswagen Group invested €11.5
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 17, 2010
The gap between the intercept of the ethanol supply curve and the oil price creates large deadweight costs that may overwhelm any external benefits. Subsidies and mandates by themselves do not discriminate against international trade. However, production costs of US corn-ethanol are very high.
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2012
Very broadly, they found that an LCFS would buffer the economy against global oil price spikes, trim demand for petroleum, and lessen upward pressure on gas prices. Use energy efficiency ratios (EER) to adjust the carbon intensity ratings of fuels for diverse propulsion technologies. Earlier post.).
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