2011 Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA) Frankfurt, Germany - I sat down with Hyoung-Keun (Hank) Lee, Vice Chairman & CEO, Kia Motors Corp. Of the things we talked about one area was how well Kia was doing in Brazil. I had talked to some Brazilians and they had said that both China and Korea were doing [...]
2010 Challenge Bibendum President Lula opening speech at the 2010 Challenge Bibendum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil When you listen to Brazil's President Lula talk he is mesmerizing. Lula has pulled Brazil out of the brink of bankruptcy, self-loathing, and the dependence of foreign oil. Lula was the first President to attend a Challenge Bibendum. He [...]
2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Detroit, MI- Chistrophe Georges is the President and Chief Operating Officer, Bentley Motors, Inc. Georges talks about the engine in the Mulsanne. Is it the same as the one in the Arnage? Georges, says yes and no. It is a 6.75 liter V-8, but it is totally redesigned. [...]
Frank Weber, GMs Volt vehicle line executive talked about the Chevy Volt the day before the Chicago Auto show. The questions after the speech are usually the most interesting. Is the Chevy Volt a flex-fuel vehicle? If so, what is the difference in miles per gallon between gasoline and ethanol? How does the Chevy Volt [...]
Riding the waves of Nature Hurricane Gustav is bearing down on the Gulf of Mexico, making CIBC warn motorists that they should brace for gasoline to spike to over $5 a gallon as storms are shutting down oil production in the region. Gas prices may go up, not because of the price of oil, but [...]
It's all about the monthly cost Heidi is thinking of changing her health care from Blue Shield to Kaiser. The difference is $60 a month, which is about the same as a full tank of gasoline in her Honda CRV. Heidi's fixed costs have gone up seven percent in the past year, while her income [...]
Fuel to Food Senate hearing On June 12, 2008, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the relationship between "food versus fuel". First, some of the facts: According to the Energy Information Administration, at the end of the first week of June 2008, the United States of America used 9,411 [...]
"Someday, your work could be in our museum inspiring those who come after you. You are today's pioneers, today's risk takers." Cristian Samper Acting Secretary, Smithsonian Institute Smithsonian Castle, Washington DC May 21, 2008 In May, 2004 Challenge X started a competition involving 17 university teams from the United States and Canada to improve fuel [...]
Washington, DC - David E. Rodgers is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the U.S. Department of Energy. Rogers talks about the six cellulosic ethanol plants that the DOE has given $1 billion dollars to in order to have them up and running by [...]
Washington, DC - Argonne National Laboratory is a research center for the U.S. Department of Energy's. Argonne's 200 research projects range from studies of the atomic nucleus to global climate change research. Don Hillebrand is the director of the Center for Transportation Research at Argonne National Laboratory. He leads Argonne National Labs Transportation activities including [...]