March 15, 2017
President Trump Seeks Rollback of Job-Killing Fuel Standards
President Trump Seeks Rollback of Job-Killing Fuel Standards
President Donald Trump today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review strict gas mileage requirements put in place by the Obama administration in January 2017 before former President Barack Obama left office: President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the administration will re-examine federal requirements governing the fuel efficiency of cars and trucks, moving […]
March 9, 2017
Tesla Needs Billions For Chargers To Compete With Gas Stations
Tesla Needs Billions For Chargers To Compete With Gas Stations
CNBC reports that Tesla would need to spend up to $8 billion in order to build a network of chargers that would make their electric vehicles as convenient at gas-powered cars:
March 1, 2017
Tesla Engineer Describes Culture of “Pervasive Harassment”
Tesla Engineer Describes Culture of “Pervasive Harassment”
A recent lawsuit filed by a female engineer at Tesla has perhaps sparked another crisis for cash-strapped company. The Guardian reports that Tesla engineer AJ Vandermeyden has accused the company of having a “culture of pervasive harassment:” Vandermeyden, 33, shared her story with the Guardian at a time when Silicon Valley is reeling from the […]
February 24, 2017
Is America Next for These European-Style Car Taxes?
Is America Next for These European-Style Car Taxes?
The City of London will charge a new $27 dollar fee for all pre-2004 cars to entering the city center on weekdays, a tax likely to hit lower income people hardest. The new fee comes on top of other taxes for driving in London, and other proposals to double parking fees for, or outright ban, […]
February 23, 2017
Tesla’s Elon Musk Continues Fight With Union
Tesla’s Elon Musk Continues Fight With Union
Tesla CEO Elon Musk continued his attack on the United Automobile Workers (UAW) this week, saying “[t]here are really only disadvantages for someone to want the UAW here” at Tesla. Musk also told investors Wednesday that he asked President Trump to keep taxpayer incentives flowing to companies like his. Musk has remained an advisor to […]
February 21, 2017
London Levies $12 Daily Charge On Cars. Is U.S. Next?
London Levies $12 Daily Charge On Cars. Is U.S. Next?
In the United Kingdom, the city of London will in October begin charging drivers of cars built before 2006 a $12 dollar daily “toxicity charge” for driving on the city’s roads: