On Feb. 28 my wife was involved in a head-on collision. Both cars were mid-size American-made sedans, both of which average around 21 mpg. Each car was a total loss. ...more

May 28, 2009

General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner unveiled the automaker's long-awaited electric car Tuesday and said the turmoil in U.S. financial markets should not affect government loan guarantees that would help the auto industry develop high-tech vehicles. ...more

September 17, 2008

Sometimes political parties play to type so perfectly that it's almost charming. Consider the completely predictable responses of Democrats and Republicans to the record prices of oil. ...more

August 3, 2008

With gas prices soaring to record highs and approval ratings for Congress hovering in the low 20s, there is great temptation for members of Congress to do something. Anything that appears constructive will do, thank you. This apparently is what Sen. John Warner, R-Va., had in mind last week when he suggested the country could save energy by lowering the national speed limit to 55 miles per hour. The idea is a throwback to the 1970s, a piece of nostalgia that isn't worth revisiting. ...more

July 22, 2008

Peter Drucker said, "There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all." ...more

June 22, 2008

Politicians on both sides of the aisle make claims for the need of a U.S. energy policy. Yet, all they have given us is a slightly raised fuel economy standard for automobiles and a nebulous list of items, some ridiculous and others unattainable. They include subsidies for ethanol, coal, landfills and nuclear industries. All of which have dire negative aspects and are couched around our supposed "addiction to foreign oil." Many of the plans enrich them that's got and harms most, the majority of average Americans. ...more

May 30, 2008

Struggling with record diesel prices, the trucking industry's main trade group introduced a plan Thursday to reduce fuel consumption and emissions over the next decade mainly by having its members slow down. ...more

May 9, 2008

From concept cars partially made of discarded soft drink bottles to plant-based material used in seats and upholstery, automakers are looking at ways to make their vehicles more environmentally friendly. ...more

January 22, 2008

From concept cars partially made of discarded soft-drink bottles to plant-based material used in seats and upholstery, automakers are looking at ways to make their vehicles more environmentally friendly. ...more

January 22, 2008

California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for denying the state's first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles, challenging the Bush administration's conclusion that states have no business setting emission standards. ...more

January 3, 2008