• Electric Cars, Cultivated Meat and Technological Change

    There have been a lot of negative stories in the press lately about cultivated meat. For those who don’t know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. It has the potentially to dramatically reduce our greenhouse-gas emissions, pandemic risk, and the suffering we inflict on animals. Conservative states are trying to ban the More

  • Hertz Increases The Number Of Electric Cars It Wants To Get Rid Off To 30,000 From 20,000

    Hertz Increases The Number Of Electric Cars It Wants To Get Rid Off To 30,000 From 20,000 By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Hertz raised the number of electric vehicles it plans to sell this year as it is cutting its EV fleet to reduce losses that have weighed on the car rental giant’s earnings. In the first quarter, Hertz upsized its EV disposition plan by 10,000 vehicles, for a total of 30,000 EVs intended for sale in 2024. Most of these EVs will be Teslas. The company...

  • Used EV price drop, Lexus UX hybrid mpg, die-cast electric G-wagen: Today’s Car News

    The Mercedes G-wagen EV goes die-cast, with a sustainability twist. Used EVs are selling at lower prices than last year. And the most affordable Lexus gets more fuel-efficient. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2025 Lexus UX 300h has gone hybrid-only, and the most popular AWD version of this model gets a noteworthy gas-mileage boost. The UX 300h

  • Good Morning: Get out the vote

    By Michael Hutchins Herald Democrat This weekend, voters across Grayson County and all of North Texas will have their voices heard when they hit the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

  • Have we passed peak electric car?

    Electric cars have not become better or cheaper fast enough, and without rapid improvements the market will run out of road, says Paul Ormerod This week I got rid of my electric car. As a car, it was a pleasure to drive. I also enjoyed the fact that it disconcerted at least some of my []

  • 10 reasons not to buy an electric car

    Align: Vroom editors Paul Brian and Lauren Fix may be seasoned car industry experts, but that doesn't mean they're completely immune to the electric vehicle hype. "As far as looks spectacular," says Lauren. "Technology, amazing. And all of this entices you because the car manufacturers are doing something completely different than they did before." But those compliments come with some pretty big misgivings. Should you hop on board the EV bandwagon? Paul and Lauren recently sat down with me to...

  • Spain and China: electric cars in Barcelona

    Barcelona, April 22 (Prensa Latina) Spain and China are preparing to produce 150 thousand vehicles, mainly electric, after an agreement signed today in Barcelona by Chery and Ebro-Ev Motors. The post Spain and China: electric cars in Barcelona first appeared on Prensa Latina.

    • Adweek

    Peacock Raises Prices as NewFronts Get Underway

    Peacock may not be taking part in the 2024 NewFronts, but the NBCUniversal streamer is making its presence felt—with a price increase. Top line Beginning in July, the price of Peacock Premium, its ad-supported tier, will go up by $2 to $7.99/mo. The ad-free version, Premium Plus, will also see a $2 bump to $13.99/mo. With the news, Peacock's annual plans come in at $79.99 for Premium and $139.99 for Premium Plus. Between the lines According to Peacock, the change will be effective...

    • CNN

    The electric car revolution is on track, says IEA

    Global electric vehicle sales are set to rise by more than a fifth to reach 17 million this year, powered by drivers in China, according to the International Energy Agency. In a report Tuesday, the IEA projected that “surging demand” for EVs over the next decade was set “to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport.” It expects half of all cars sold globally to be electric by 2035, up from more than one in five this year, provided charging...

    • KEYT

    The electric car revolution is on track, says IEA

    By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Global electric vehicle sales are set to rise by more than a fifth to reach 17 million this year, powered by drivers in China, according to the International Energy Agency. In a report Tuesday, the IEA projected that “surging demand” for EVs over the next decade was set

    • KTVZ

    The electric car revolution is on track, says IEA

    By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Global electric vehicle sales are set to rise by more than a fifth to reach 17 million this year, powered by drivers in China, according to the International Energy Agency. In a report Tuesday, the IEA projected that “surging demand” for EVs over the next decade was set

  • ‘Traders must explain soaring prices of goods in probe’

    Traders and middlemen must give the proper responses to congressmen, once the House committee on trade and industry continues its inquiry on the soaring prices of basic goods despite plunging farmgate prices, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said last Monday.