Researchers at Audi have managed to do something that at first blush sounds impossible, or at least, highly illogical: They’ve created a small batch of synthetic gasoline without using any petroleum whatsoever. And they’re working to tweak the process so they can create the fuel using nothing but water, hydrogen, sunlight, and carbon dioxide. Audi’s […]
Audi didn’t just put out our first fully electric vehicle and that was it. We used our meticulous engineering prowess to think through every aspect of what e...
Kenya could in the coming days be hit by a major diesel shortage with the stocks in the country only enough to cover the next two to three days. Although the Petroleum ministry admitted that there was a risk of diesel pumps running dry, it, however, assured consumers that the government was working with industry players to resolve the crisis and supply would not be affected. According to the daily Petroleum Stock Report by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra), as of…
Ford Motor Company today detailed an expanded vision to transform its Research & Engineering Center in Dearborn into a high-tech, efficient, forward-thinking campus for thousands of its designers, engineers and product development workers.
US commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, increased 1.4 million bbl during the week ended July 29 compared with the previous week’s total, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s Petroleum Status Report.
According to the American Petroleum Institute, the U.S. oil and natural gas industry invested $81 billion in technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while the federal government spent $4…
The Citgo sign will remain atop its longtime home in Kenmore Square after the petroleum company reached a deal with its new landlord Wednesday, with
BMW is a week away from delivering its new all-electric vehicle, built with the help of petroleum-based carbon threads spun in a plant in Eastern Washington.
The demand for hybrid cars has increased drastically worldwide over the last few years, as these cars help check petroleum costs and help save environment by minimizing carbon footprints. Here are top 10 most cost-effective hybrid cars in the world.
Ford and Scotts Miracle-Gro are researching the use of coconut fiber reinforcement for molded plastic parts to reduce the use of petroleum.
When petroleum hauler Dixon Bros. in Newcastle, Wyoming, wanted to save weight, haul more payload, and enhance productivity, the new Kenworth 40-inch sleep
Bamboo is just one of many materials Ford is working with to help lessen the use of petroleum-based plastics in vehicles. Research so far has led to the use of several sustainable materials in Ford vehicles today: soy foam, castor oil, wheat straw, kenaf fiber, cellulose, wood, coconut fiber and rice hulls. It’s all part of Ford’s journey to develop a more sustainable future.
Pennsylvania has the highest total state taxes for gasoline in the U.S. according to the latest quarterly State Gasoline Tax Report from the American Petroleum Institute (API). Pennsylvania’s gas tax is 51.6 cents per gallon, while the average across the U.S. is 28.14 cents per gallon. Alaska ranks the lowest at 11.3 cents per gallon. […]
Is there a future for our beloved classic cars on a potential post-petroleum planet?
From Congress to Facebook ads, Marathon Petroleum used every trick.
Just as spring and summer road trip plans are being made, gas prices are on the rise. That’s no big news, as we reported the same thing about this time last year. This year, though, gas prices are beginning their annual climb earlier than ever with potentially bad news on the horizon for road trippers making plans right now
In an interview with the Buffalo News, Patrick DeHaan, a senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, said, “it’s pretty rough. One word can sum it…
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Federal investigators are expected to arrive Monday at the South Dakota site where nine members of an extended Idaho family were killed in a plane crash
Travis Garza, president of the wellness company Kyani, said in a Facebook post Sunday that the crash near Chamberlain Saturday afternoon killed brothers and founders Jim and Kirk Hansen. Garza said the crash also killed their father…
Low oil prices are here to stay for at least a few years, according to a recent report by USA Today
The newspaper quotes the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) World Energy Outlook 2015 as saying that oil prices will tick upward but not enjoy a big rally over the next several years, reaching anywhere from $50 to $80 per barrel by 2020.
Investors barely budged on the news, according to USA Today. “The price of Brent crude oil was relatively flat at $47.30…
Jomyra Mathis, 18, of New Orleans, began her journey with Project Ready as a junior, unsure of her postsecondary plans
"I decided to participate in Project Ready because it felt like it was something that I wouldn't normally do, but I wanted to take a chance and step out. When we first started talking about our options for future careers, they showed us the equipment (used in Industrial Technology). I said to myself 'this is something that I want to do.' As my…
Published: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:28 a.m.CDT • Updated: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:38 a.m.CDT
NEW YORK (AP) – You didn’t think those super-low gas prices would last forever, did you
The U.S. government says a rebound in oil prices means drivers will be paying more at the pump this summer than last year. But that will still be a bargain compared to just a few years ago.
The Energy Information Administration on Tuesday forecast that retail gas will cost an average of…