A traveler books a long-haul flight from Frankfurt to Singapore and notices a line item labeled “Environmental Surcharge.” It’s not optional, and it’s not tiny. For most economy passengers, it adds somewhere […]
New Home EV Charging Solution Tells Gasmobiles: Get Off My Fleet!
Siemens is introducing a new accounting system for home EV charging, aimed at enabling US fleet managers to accelerate their electrification plans. The post New Home EV Charging Solution Tells Gasmobiles: Get […]
Do You Realize? – U.S. Propane Pricing Reflects Seasonality, Contract Provisions, Transport Costs
The U.S. propane market may appear seamless at times, but a lot is happening just below the surface to determine consumer pricing. Key factors include the high seasonality of demand, supply contracts […]
The solar backlash and how developers are responding
Media headlines decrying the loss of farmland and the perceived intrusion of vast solar arrays into rural communities have become a near-daily occurrence in the UK, for example, reflecting growing tensions between […]
Malaysia introduces rooftop solar aggregation scheme
Malaysia’s first rooftop aggregation initiative for solar systems is now live. The program allows homeowners to lease or rent their rooftop for solar generation, with the electricity produced sold to commercial and […]
Why California usually pays more at the pump for gasoline
Retail prices for regular grade gasoline in California are consistently higher than in any other state in the continental United States, often exceeding the national average by more than a dollar per […]
US Crude Oil Output to Peak Sooner Than Expected
U.S. crude oil supply will rise more slowly than expected for the rest of 2025 and in 2026 and peak as early as this year, as WTI benchmark prices below $60 per […]
US Consumers Don’t Trust Tesla Anymore, Study Says
A newly released study of the US EV market exposes some dismal flaws in the Tesla marketing plan. Consumers just don’t trust Tesla anymore. The Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report (EVIR) into US […]
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever
For the first time in history, fossil fuels supplied less than half of the United States’ electricity generation for an entire month, according to new data released by energy think tank Ember. This milestone, […]
Saudi Arabia’s New Oil Play – Embracing the Glut to Win the Long Game
Oil markets took another hit this weekend as OPEC+ threw another curveball. In a virtual meeting Saturday, the group’s top producers—Saudi Arabia and Russia—announced a 411,000 barrels per day (bpd) output hike […]
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