Politics

The failure of cellulosic ethanol may prove beneficial to oil giant Royal Dutch Shell. Cellulosic ethanol was seen as an important component of mass ethanol adoption because it is made from non-edible plants. But despite the hopes of ethanol advocates and policymakers, cellulosic sources never...

Would electric cars exist without policymakers?

The Department of Energy loan program that funded Solyndra is now turning a profit.

Electric cars could dominate major world cities by 2030, according to a new report.

Last week, the German Federal Council adopted a bipartisan measure that would ban the sale of new vehicles with internal-combustion engines in the country after 2030. While its actions only apply within Germany, language in the measure asks the European Union to ensure that sales of such cars are...

The United Nations' aviation agency ratified a plan to limit emissions from international flights.

A New Jersey town will subsidize Uber rides to free up parking spaces.

Earlier this month, an application for a dealer license submitted by Tesla Motors was denied by the state of Michigan. It was the final decision in a process that kicked off in October 2014. That was when a last-minute wording change in state franchise law foreclosed the electric-car maker's...

The U.S. and China published the results of a reciprocal peer review on their fossil-fuel subsidies.

California removed its limit on "green stickers" that grant carpool-lane access to plug-in hybrids.

Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles will likely deny Tesla a license for a second retail store.

One of the challenges of making and selling electric cars is that their batteries are still expensive. And despite some makers' absorbing losses on the earliest cars, that means they sell for prices higher than those of similarly sized vehicles with combustion engines. Sure, owners will save money...

California legislation calls for even more aggressive reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions.

It has been an official goal of the Chinese government to encourage the development and sale of plug-in electric cars for several years now. They are intended not only to help fight the choking air pollution in many parts of the country, but also give China's auto industry an edge in future...

Several months ago, the allocated supply of "green stickers" that give buyers of new plug-in hybrid cars access to California carpool lanes expired. So you think that a pending bill in the California state legislature to expand that supply would get the support of plug-in electric car advocates...

A new study argues that a significant boost in electric-car sales will be required to meet upcoming emissions standards.

An Australian think tank plots a way for the country to switch to 100-percent renewable energy.

A pact among state attorneys general investigating ExxonMobil mandates confidentiality.

A new book explains how humans often obstruct their own progress.

The Michigan Treasury Department increased its stake in Tesla in the second quarter.