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In VW’s EV plant in eastern Germany, gas engines are now verboten

Filed under: Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Read This,Audi,Volkswagen,Automotive History,Electric,Classics,Infrastructure Continue reading In VW’s EV plant in eastern Germany, gas engines are now verboten In VW’s EV plant in eastern Germany, gas engines are now verboten originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source [...]read moreIn VW’s EV plant in eastern Germany, gas engines are now verboten

Now there’s an AI gas station with robot fry cooks

There’s a little-known hack in rural America: you can get the best fried food at the gas station (or in the case of a place I went to on my last road trip, shockingly good tikka masala). Now, one convenience store chain wants to change that with a robotic fry cook that it’s bringing to [...]read moreNow there’s an AI gas station with robot fry cooks

Terraform Industries converted electricity and air into synthetic natural gas

The modern world is dependent on a vast network for extracting, processing, transporting and ultimately consuming hydrocarbons like crude oil and natural gas. But these resources come with a cost: they’re finite, difficult to extract, and take carbon dioxide out of the ground and release it into the air. Instead of reducing humanity’s dependence on [...]read moreTerraform Industries converted electricity and air into synthetic natural gas

Mid-Grade Gas’ Whole Deal, Toyota Scam And Tesla Cybertruck Check Lists On The Best Car Culture This Week

Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik I’m not much of an audiophile. Don’t get me wrong, I’m constantly listening to music and love going to live shows, and I’m always excited by a fancy sound system in a car. But in my personal life, I’m fine to just stick with my Apple headphones and my big TV’s built-in [...]read moreMid-Grade Gas’ Whole Deal, Toyota Scam And Tesla Cybertruck Check Lists On The Best Car Culture This Week

Do EVs Produce Lower Carbon Emissions Than Gas Cars? It’s Complicated

 Many folks believe the myth the process of mining metals for thousands of brand new electric cars to replace internal combustion engines causes more harm than good. The debate surrounding the true environmental impact of producing electric vehicles is seriously complex, but this video does a great job of summarizing it. While this video doesn’t [...]read moreDo EVs Produce Lower Carbon Emissions Than Gas Cars? It’s Complicated

Why BMW EVs, gas cars sharing same platform is the ‘right solution’ for customers

German luxury brand BMW announced full-year 2023 results Thursday, highlighted by global deliveries climbing 6.4% to 2.554 million units. BMW’s global revenue jumped 9% to 155.5 billion euros, with automotive EBIT margin climbing to 9.8%. In addition, BMW said EV sales jumped 74.2% to 375,000 units globally.  BMW’s success with EVs, which comes amid weakening [...]read moreWhy BMW EVs, gas cars sharing same platform is the ‘right solution’ for customers

Fitch Ratings upgrades Qatar to third-highest on back of gas expansion | Oil and Gas News

Revenues from Qatar’s LNG fields will provide budget surpluses until the 2030s, Fitch said. Fitch Ratings has upgraded Qatar to AA, its third-highest rating, on the back of revenues expected from its expanded gas fields, the agency has said. Revenues from Qatar’s liquified natural gas (LNG) fields will ensure that the country posts budget surpluses [...]read moreFitch Ratings upgrades Qatar to third-highest on back of gas expansion | Oil and Gas News

Hybrids, gas vehicles boost legacy automakers’ stock prices vs. EV rivals

Shares of legacy automakers have outpaced their electric counterparts over the last few weeks, as investors respond to company decisions to prioritize higher-margin, gas-powered models, hybrids and plug-in hybrids instead of pure battery vehicles. Automakers, including Ford Motor, General Motors, Mercedes, have scaled back on their ambitious EV plans. Electric vehicle demand has slowed of [...]read moreHybrids, gas vehicles boost legacy automakers’ stock prices vs. EV rivals