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Shell CEO: electric cars are old news, biofuels are the future

Shell has stated its preference for hydrogen and biofuels in the past. What they haven't gone out of their way to do, though, was to aggravate electric vehicle fans by dismissing their powertrain of choice. Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Jereoen van der Veer, has filled in that little oversight yesterday in Germany. Speaking to the Associated Press, van der Veer said that, "My milkman used to drive around in electric cars a long time ago ... What's new?" He then said that EVs require too much infrastructure to make sense. Really? That's the best he ... Read more →

Toyota Racing Series will use ethanol next season Mike Magda

The premier single-seat racing class in New Zealand will burn a biofuel during the 2007/2008 season. Officials for the Toyota Racing Series say Shell and Anchor Ethanol Limited are developing the ...

Shell president prefers E85 from biomass waste, not corn Mike Magda

Shell president John Hofmeister is touring the country as part of a 50-city dog-and-pony show to explain high gas prices and listen to consumer concerns about the oil industry, the environment and ...

Who supports a higher federal gasoline tax? Environmentalists and economists Derrick Y. Noh

It's time to take a serious look at our country's federal gasoline tax. According to the New York Times, it's been set at 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993. This is FAR lower than any other ...

GM developing home-based hydrogen refueling station Mike Magda

According to USA Today, General Motors is building a prototype home hydrogen refueling station. Honda also has a home model in the works. GM has been on a hydrogen binge lately, allowing journalists ...

Shell CEO: electric cars are old news, biofuels are the future 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Shell has stated its preference for hydrogen and biofuels in the past. What they haven't gone out of their way to do, though, was to aggravate electric vehicle fans by dismissing their powertrain of choice. Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Jereoen van der Veer, has filled in that little oversight yesterday ...

Toyota Racing Series will use ethanol next season 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The premier single-seat racing class in New Zealand will burn a biofuel during the 2007/2008 season. Officials for the Toyota Racing Series say Shell and Anchor Ethanol Limited are developing the ethanol-blended product. The move follows the lead of other racing series such as the IRL to switch to ...

Shell president prefers E85 from biomass waste, not corn 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Shell president John Hofmeister is touring the country as part of a 50-city dog-and-pony show to explain high gas prices and listen to consumer concerns about the oil industry, the environment and just about anything else on the minds of his customers. It's a bold move, considering the public ...

Who supports a higher federal gasoline tax? Environmentalists and economists 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It's time to take a serious look at our country's federal gasoline tax. According to the New York Times, it's been set at 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993. This is FAR lower than any other industrialized nation. The article also points out that according to the International Energy Agency, ...

GM developing home-based hydrogen refueling station 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to USA Today, General Motors is building a prototype home hydrogen refueling station. Honda also has a home model in the works. GM has been on a hydrogen binge lately, allowing journalists to drive the 4th generation powerplant in the Sequel and announcing that 100 Equinox fuel-cell ...


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