Remember my story Coskata: Dead Man Walking? As I wrote in that essay six months ago: I predict that Coskata’s suggestions that they will produce ethanol for less than $1/gal will look ridiculous in hindsight. […]
Tag: General Motors
Electric Vehicle Update
In 2009 and 2010 we should see a lot of hybrids and fully electric cars hitting the roads. I spent a little time this weekend reviewing the potential offerings. Here is where some of the […]
Nobody Wants Small Cars
I reported on it last week in How Quickly We Forget, but the Houston Chronicle yesterday reiterated the point the people are reverting to bad habits: GM exec complains ‘nobody wants’ small cars now General […]
Coskata: Dead Man Walking
Since the Coskata announcement that they were going to be able to produce ethanol for “under US $1.00 a gallon anywhere in the world” – documented here – I have gotten a number of requests […]
SUV for Sale: Cheap!
Some of the consequences of very high oil prices are pretty predictable. Homes way out in the suburbs are likely to lose value. Prices will rise across the board for goods and services. Airlines will […]
Toyota Promises Plug-in Hybrid
Move over, Chevy Volt. You have some very serious competition: Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010 DETROIT — The Toyota Motor Corporation, which leads the world’s automakers in sales of hybrid-electric vehicles, announced […]
GM Drops the V8; WSJ on $100 Oil
GM Drops the V8 This is pretty significant in my opinion: GM Drops V-8 Engine on Rising Fuel Prices, Regulation Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp., the world’s largest automaker, canceled a $300 million […]
The Week in Energy – September 1, 2007
As I mentioned in the previous post, I plan to start posting on a more infrequent basis. Every 5-10 days, I will post some short excerpts/links to energy stories I found interesting, odd, or comical. […]
The Chevy Volt Rolls On
General Motors is moving forward with the Chevy Volt: Novel Batteries Get a Boost General Motors has announced it will work directly with A123 Systems, a start-up based in Watertown, MA, to develop batteries that […]
GM Revives the Electric Car
Years after GM killed the electric car, they are bringing it back. They introduced a new electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this weekend. Here is what […]