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Five Dollars Per Gallon Of Gasoline Predicted But Could Be Avoided
- December 27, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Alternative Energy, Automotive, Energy, News, Oil & Gas, Transportation
No CommentsToday, the former president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister, says Americans could be paying $5 for a gallon of gasoline by 2012. He added the caveat: “I’m predicting actually the worst outcome over the next two years which takes us to 2012 with higher gasoline prices.” This prediction has, understandably garnered a lot of press.
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Zero-emission Vehicles – Reality or (Exhaust) Pipe Dream?
- November 15, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Alternative Energy, Automotive, Energy, Environmental Sustainability, News
Today, the head of the Renault-Nissan automotive alliance, Carlos Goshn, stated that they plan to produce and sell 500,000 electric vehicles per year, globally, by the end of 2013. The alliance is banking on the fact that consumers will become more attracted to electric cars as the technologies associated with these vehicles continue to be
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GM IPO is Equivalent to a Government Bake Sale
- September 7, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Automotive, Government, News
You may have experienced, as a child, when your school or Boy Scout troop wanted to raise money, it held a “Bake Sale.” A “Bake Sale” basically meant that your Mom baked a cake or cup cakes, donated them to the bake sale, and then bought them back. The school or troop received the proceeds
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Toyota Recall – Time to Revisit the Fabled Toyota Production System
- August 28, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Automotive, Lean Manufacturing, News, Quality
Yesterday, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. announced that will conduct a voluntary safety recall of an estimated 1.1.3 million Toyota Corrolla and Corolla Matrix with model years ranging from 2005 to 2008. The recall is to address some Engine Control Modules that have been improperly manufactured. Federal safety regulators, this week, began an engineering analysis
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Tesla IPO – Wave of the Future or the Beginning of Another Bubble?
- June 29, 2010
- Posted by: Ted Bullen
- Category: Automotive, News
Tesla Motors, manufacturer of an electric luxury car, priced in excess of $100,000, beat expectations with its IPO, today, that gained more than 40% from its offering price. In fact, the Tesla IPO had the second-biggest first-day gain this year. The Tesla IPO comes at a time where investors are risk-adverse base bothered by market
