The 2009 Cash for Clunkers federal vehicle trade-in program was a clunker, concludes a new study. The program, it says, would have been more effective with higher fuel economy requirements for new vehicles and different vehicle-age thresholds for various types of trade-in vehicles. “Our analysis offers rather bleak evidence on the overall performance of the program,” said Shanjun Li, a... 

Each new model year there are hundreds of cars that hit the market targeting all kinds of demographics. Most automobile manufacturers have specific models that target: men, teenagers, the wealthy, seniors and commuters, to name a few. Moms need a car that is easy to drive, economical, fuel efficient, and most important: practical.  But are there any cars that make good vehicles for women and more... 

The aluminum industry in the GCC region is on the brink of becoming a leading global contributor with 13 per cent of the global production by 2013, according to a new report by Deloitte Middle East. The UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar are all home to some of the largest aluminum smelters in the world, said Deloitte in its new publication titled... 

Bahrain is well on its way to become a world leader in the production of high quality lube base oils, said Energy Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza at the opening of the $450 million lube base oil plant on Tuesday. This launch will give a fresh impetus to business investments in Bahrain, he said during the official opening ceremony which was attended... 

General Electric set out proposals on Wednesday to build a new nuclear reactor at Sellafield that would convert the UK’s stockpile of radioactive plutonium into electricity. The multibillion pound project would take plutonium – the residue from the UK’s nuclear power plants – and use it as fuel for a 600MW reactor that could provide power for 750,000 homes, according to GE... 

Today George Osborne unveiled the government’s Autumn Statement, which contained a £250m fund to protect energy intensive users from carbon legislation, plans for road, rail, and aviation expansion, the removal of the planned 3p increase on fuel duty and a seeming dismissal of the “burden” of environmental legislation on businesses. However, it also provided £200m to incentive... 

Published November 27, 2011 General Motors announced this week that its forthcoming Chevy Malibu Eco will be priced to start at $25,995―including a $760 destination charge. The Malibu Eco will be rated 38 on the highway and 26 mpg in the city, for an expected combined EPA rating of about 30 mpg when it hits dealerships in the first quarter of next year. Essentially an overhaul of the original Malibu... 

A couple of weeks ago I had a minor disagreement with my Dad. It was over the campaign to get the government to postpone the planned increase in fuel duty with my father very much of the view that “something had to be done” over the soaring price of fuel, and me arguing, somewhat inevitably, that there was a compelling environmental case for increasing green levies. Of course, you’d... 

David Cameron should not be surprised that his ‘green’ credentials are to be legally challenged by the community energy schemes he directly pledged to support. The PM may have a solar roof on his own home, but he wants to prevent most others from doing the same. Specifically, he wants to make sure the poor can’t join him. For a government with not much to boast about, it is either... 

Tecogen Inc. 45 First Ave. Waltham, MA, 02451, USA Lowers Costs, Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions WALTHAM, Mass., — Ilios Dynamics, a subsidiary of Tecogen Inc., today announced commercial availability of the Ilios High Efficiency Water Heater. Powered by a highly efficient natural gas engine, this water heating module extracts energy from the atmosphere...