Cuteness Overload: The Little How To Girl Does an Oil Change
This adorable little girl probably knows more about cars than you
When it comes to creating popular internet content, most people know that if there is an animal or a cute kid involved, it is likely to go viral. Well, the parent(s) of the ‘Little How To Girl’ (whose name has yet to be revealed by the sleuths of the internet) knew what they were doing […]
Oil Companies Begin to Take EVs More Seriously With New Adoption Forecast
Electric-vehicle advocates and hopefuls have long foretold a time when EVs will no longer be simply a niche option, but an option that will rival the convenience and proliferation of the internal-combustion engine. For the most part, though, oil producers scoff at these prophecies—OPEC in particular countered predictions of oil industry falls with its own […]
Oil Prices Thrashed By Conflict and Production Changes
One commodity price that has enormous influence over the American mood is oil. Our country’s dependence on our vehicles to get to work, school, and other essential places means that when gas prices rise we all feel the pain in our budgets (unless you made the decision to buy an EV). Two major factors this […]
Pennzoil Celebrates the Dodge Viper Legacy with “The Last Viper” Short Film
Pennzoil teamed up with creative agency JWT and stunt driver Rhys Millen to send the Dodge Viper off on one last ride
For the past 25 years, the Dodge Viper has played a critical role in the automotive world. Few other American-produced cars have even come close to setting the same performance records as the Viper. Of course, all good things must eventually come to an end, and 2017 marks the official end of the Dodge Viper. […]
‘The Fate of the Furious’ – Spoiler-Free Review
Genre: Action Director: F. Gary Gray Producers: Neil H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Michael Fottrell Theatrical Release: April 14, 2017 Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood, Helen Mirren The Fate of the Furious is by all accounts the best […]
Biofuel and Oil Industries To Team Up Against Invading Electrics
Man, when it comes to supplying the things to make your car go forward, competition is pretty intense. The latest move in the mob jockeying to fuel your ride comes from two parties that are usually enemies—biofuels and the oil industry. Small and Fun: These two competing ideals come together in the new Mazda3 In […]
Great Idea: Two Oil Companies Decide to Build Electric Chargers in Gas Stations
Want to hear a really good idea? Royal Dutch Shell, the petroleum company, has started installing electric car chargers at its gas stations. That is a great idea. What better place to install new vehicle refueling/charging infrastructure than in places where people are already used to refueling their vehicles? Want to hear something sad, though? […]
Oil Your Muscles and Speak in a Growly Voice, Because You Can Rent Xander Cage’s Pontiac GTO
As “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage” plays in theaters across the country (and potentially gets me in trouble for not writing out the full title when Googling it at work), whether you like the movie or think it’s the normal dumb stuff there is one thing that everyone can agree on: that Pontiac GTO […]
Mexico Makes Plans To Take Its Oil and Go Home
It is probably safe to say at this point that the US, or possibly more specifically the new administration, is not terribly popular south of the border, particularly with those in Mexico trying to sell goods into the States. One of the industries that would be understandably miffed about a 20% border tax would be […]
Report Predicts Fall of Oil to Alternative Transport Fuels as OPEC Argues Over Production Freeze
OPEC is facing many threats right now. The first, and largest, of these problems is over-saturation of the market with the return of Iran’s oil sales as well as expanding oil production across the globe. Although Iran is part of OPEC, it has not been cooperating with efforts to establish an oil production freeze that would […]
Ford Adds Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights for 2017 Police Interceptor Utility
Ford announced this past April that it would be making available a “no profile” Front Interior Visor Light Bar for its 2017 Police Interceptor Utility, ostensibly making its plus-sized LEO vehicles more difficult for traffic violators to spot on crowded roadways. This week, the automaker announced that it is adding Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights […]
Ford Touts Torque for 2017 Fusion V6 Sport, Strongly Implies Lederhosen Soiling
Hey, you know what lederhosen are, right? They’re those short breeches with braces that are commonly associated with Oktoberfests and German culture festivals, and as being the primary fashion choice of everyone’s favorite Simpsons character, German exchange student Üter Zörker. This relationship with German culture no doubt goes a long way to explain the title […]
Guess Which Buick Saw Sales Gains in May (Spoilers: It’s the Encore; It’s Always the Encore)
Buick’s May sales were down 22.1% at a total of 15,625 units delivered, and retail sales were down 10.7% at a total of 15,567 units. This brings Buick’s year-to-date sales total to 87,632 vehicles sold, down 1.3% from the 88,783 vehicles sold through the first five months of 2015. To date, retail sales are up […]
Oil-Dependent Venezuela Falls Apart as It Spends $45 Million a Year on Formula 1 Driver
When talking about falling oil prices, we have primarily focused on its effect on the oil-producing countries of the Middle East, the sales of larger vehicles, and briefly about how low prices will more than likely start emptying downtown areas. However, there is one country that is facing far harsher consequences than marginally rising gas […]
Oil Glut Continues as Iran Still Won’t Play Ball, Saudi Arabia Goes Home
So, remember how we talked a while ago about how Iran was refusing to cooperate with the oil production freeze that the rest of OPEC (and especially Iran’s rival Saudi Arabia) have been pushing for ever since Iran’s grand return to the oil market caused the price of oil to plummet? Well, it seems that […]
Oil Price Stays Low as Iran Thumbs Nose at Other Oil Producers
Efforts to stem the deluge of crude oil pouring into the global market were stalled on March 14th, as oil-producing countries attempted to quickly create a production freeze. Efforts failed because Iran, still in the middle of making its bold return to the global oil market, has refused to lower production until it had reached […]
Electric Vehicles May End Oil Dominance in Next Decade
The fall of the dominance of oil in cars may be coming sooner than you think, according to Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg basically reasons that a few things will make electric vehicles more attractive to consumers – electric vehicles need to get larger, faster, and cheaper. Well, EVs are already growing in size, if the Tesla […]
Dollar General Faces Lawsuits Over Allegedly ‘Obsolete’ Motor Oils
It is fairly common practice nowadays for large stores like Kroger and Wal-Mart to come up with house-branded merchandise (ever notice how no other stores sell “Great Value” products?). These store-brand products are typically significantly cheaper than name brands due to a low need for things like advertising. In the case of Dollar General, the […]