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Trump Administration Ends Credit for Stop-Start Feature in Vehicles - IER
3+ week, 3+ day ago (202+ words) The Trump administration is stopping the "off-cycle" credit that manufacturers get for the stop/start feature on automobiles. The feature is intended to make internal combustion engines more fuel-efficient and reduce carbon emissions, but it is widely disliked by U.S. drivers....
California's High Gas Prices Are About More Than the Conflict in Iran - IER
3+ week, 6+ day ago (827+ words) California's High Gas Prices Are About More Than the Conflict in Iran'The Institute for Energy Research As the conflict in Iran continues to disrupt the global oil market, California's gas prices rose another 10 cents overnight. According to AAA, on March…...
Transit Funding Increases, but Transit's Market Share Declines - IER
1+ mon, 18+ hour ago (390+ words) Since 1960, the share of transit commuters dropped from 12.1% to 3.7% in 2024, while the share of Americans driving to work increased from 64% in 1960 to 85% in 2019. Americans prefer driving and the independence it brings, along with the speed and access, on average taking…...
In Gov. Newsom's California, It Makes Sense to Get Gasoline from the Bahamas
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (646+ words) This story is baffling. Bloomberg reports that California is starting to import gasoline from the Bahamas, while the state sits on enormous oil resources it refuses to develop. Bloomberg reports: Only in Governor Newsom's California does this make sense. The…...
IER Applauds NHTSA's CAFE Reforms and BOEM's Expanded Offshore Leasing Proposal
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (137+ words) WASHINGTON DC (02/10/2026) "The Institute for Energy Research recently submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) onthe Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III. Additionally, comments were submitted to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on theNational Outer Continental…...
Electric Vehicles Outsell Gasoline Autos in Europe in December
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (300+ words) For the first time, in December 2025, electric vehicle sales surpassed gasoline vehicle sales in the European Union, being 22.6% and 22.5% of the market, respectively. Despite those statistics, hybrids dominated the auto market that month with a 44% share. Total EU car sales…...
China Has Banned Coal for Residential Heating to Improve Its Air Quality
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (145+ words) For the rural farmer, the cost of alternative heating sources (natural gas or electricity) is often more than the typical wage once government subsidies have expired, resulting in having to ration heat during cold winter weather. For Beijing, the result…...
Comment on The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (216+ words) Comment on The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Docket ID No. NHTSA-2025-0491 Institute for Energy Research 1155 15th St NW Suite 525 Kenneth Stein, Vice President for Policy The Purpose of the…...
China Targets 180 Gigawatts of Battery Storage by end of 2027
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) China has a goal to install 180 gigawatts of battery energy storage systems by the end of 2027, with a direct project investment of $35.2 billion. China's installed battery storage base at the end of 2024 totaled 73.8 gigawatts, 40% of the global total. If China…...
California Proposes a Road Usage Tax
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (312+ words) California's push toward electric vehicles brings up the issue of how to pay for road maintenance when drivers are buying less gasoline. Through a pilot program, state officials tested a per-mile tax. Rather than tying revenue to fuel consumption, the…...