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U.S. sales of plug-in electric vehicles were relatively strong for second straight month in April, reaching 3,891 units according to data from HybridCars.com and bringing the total number of PEVs sold in the U.S. to 28,865 since J...
Posted Friday, May 4th, 2012 at 6:46 am | Filed in: Automotive, Electrification
Earlier this week, Bill O’Keefe of the Marshall Institute took SAFE to task for our policy approach to dealing with the national security and economic consequences of American oil dependence. In a lengthy blog entry prompted b...
Posted Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 11:06 am | Filed in: Automotive, Energy Supply, Oil, Oil Dependence, Policy
This week, there was some good news for reducing our national oil dependence and improving our energy security. President Barack Obama announced his plan for the United States to advance the mainstream adoption of electric vehicle...
Posted Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 12:12 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Electrification, Energy Security, Legislation, Oil Dependence
20 days. Check.
Yes, national average gasoline prices have increased for the past 20 days in a row. Today, they reached $3.70 for Regular—the “cheapest” option (accessed February 27, 2012).
This is not new—prices...
Posted Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 12:03 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Economic Security, Energy Demand, Gas Prices, Oil Dependence
The so-called "smart grid" has been much the topic of conversation in energy policy circles for several years now. At its core, the idea is simple: better match electricity demand and supply by providing consumers more informa...
Posted Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 7:10 am | Filed in: Automotive, Electricity, Electrification, Energy Demand, Oil Dependence
U.S. gasoline demand in 2011 trended well below its recent history and may fall farther this year as fuel prices threaten to surpass record highs last reached in 2008. While SAFE wishes some of the credit for this falling gasoline...
Posted Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 at 12:37 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Energy Demand, Oil Prices
Tuesday night in President Obama’s third State of the Union Address, energy once again took a front seat. The speech included provisions to please both sides of the aisle: continuing to increase offshore drilling, expanded clean...
Posted Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 3:43 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Legislation, Oil Dependence, Policy, Transportation
This week, oil and gas giant ExxonMobil released their 2012 energy outlook, The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040. It’s an extensive document, projecting a 30 percent global increase in energy demand over the coming three dec...
Posted Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 1:29 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Energy Demand, Energy Supply
The WaPo really misses the mark today in an unfortunate front-pager. In "Obama's green-car push struggles to pass 'go,'" the Post quotes "analysts" as believing that "the risk is rising that taxpayers in many cases will not se...
Posted Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 10:53 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Automotive, Electrification
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