Stomping on a perfectly good analogy
Sunday's column on the oil industry's response to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster and the subsequent drilling moratorium started with what I thought was a nice little analogy: If the American Petroleum...
View ArticleElectric ragtop day
Marcy ZlotnikIf you didn't have a chance to enjoy the weather a little yesterday, that's too bad because it was a perfect day to put the top down and tool around town. I got a chance to do that without...
View ArticleElectric ragtop day
The Tesla Roadster is quiet, sleek, fast and fun to drive-- perfect for a spring day in Texas, Loren Steffy writes. Make that almost perfect: The electric sportscars aren't going to get much market...
View ArticleHigh gas prices boost nation’s August sales report
A nearly 31-cent jump in gasoline prices during August helped national retail sales grow 0.9 percent during an otherwise lackluster month, according to a federal report released today.
View ArticleA123 goes bankrupt as drivers worry about battery life
The lack of confidence in electric motors has to be weighed against the overconfidence that many motorists have for gasoline engines.
View ArticleA sign the fracking craze could be cooling?
Energy companies are buying fewer trucks for hydraulic fracturing, which means fewer radiator sales for a Minnesota manufacturer.
View ArticleGM CEO wants government to back nat gas refueling stations
Clearly, the government has the power to get the country over the hump on natural gas vehicle demand. The question is whether the public will tolerate more government intervention that benefits the...
View ArticleRoad to natural gas vehicles vexes GM chief
Only government can break the economic stalemate, but the potential payoff for businesses and the economy is profound.
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