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Flying-car companies have begun raising tens of millions of dollars. Some may even go public. The jury is still out on whether they will save money on gas, even if they are a faster way to get from one place to another — usually.

Airline ticket prices are already higher in Europe and Asia, where most oil is imported. The US is “energy independent.” But that does not mean our refineries are set up to produce a lot of jet fuel. Ticket prices in the US are about to soar.

The F-150 Lightning was Ford’s flagship EV. Last month, it sold barely 1,000 units nationwide and has since been discontinued. Ford has abandoned EVs. The gas-powered F-150 is still the largest-selling vehicle in America.

Sales of Ford’s EV flagship, the Mustang Mach-E, were down 44% last month to 2,647. It has gone out of production. It is a sign of the effort American car companies made to launch EVs. It carried the name of a mass market sports car, the Mustang, first produced in 1964. And the gas-powered Mustang…

A new analysis shows how much electricity, land, and water AI data centers will consume by 2030. The area of land for buildings and infrastructure would be about 10 times the size of Mexico City. It is one reason to think that there will be political resistance to their growth

Wildfires threaten cattle herds in the West as their numbers reach historic levels. Additionally, drought has already cut back the grain that feeds these cattle. Meat prices are rising.

EV school bus fleets are going. These are mostly funded locally and by the states. The cost to operate an EV bus is much less than that of a gas-powered one. Electricity is less expensive than gas. And repair costs are much lower.

The high cost of gas is driving people to public transportation because it is increasingly less expensive than driving a car. The question is, will people ever return to their autos?

Self-driving cars are made to lower what people pay for cars. They modulate driving speeds better than humans and are much better at GDS instructions

Chinese EVs will be in the US much faster than most people, including the US car industry, expect. Today, they are essentially blocked by 100% tariffs. The first is that US car compaines could sell them in joint ventures. The American companies cannot build their own EVs efficiently. The other is that tariffs could fall…

Some AI data centers are far along in the approval and planned construction process. However, local opposition has shut some of these down, probably permanently. Local opposition to these has changed the entire industry. AI companies need these to fulfill tremendous supply problems.

The administration just issued an order allowing off-road vehicles in areas controlled by the Park Service. The affected area covers five million acres of protected land. Trump has made similar decisions about oil drilling and coal mining.

As in 2023, wildfire smoke will almost certainly spread to the Midwest and large cities in the Northeast. Wildfire activity in Canada will continue at recent levels, according to experts. The drought in the US West has spread to the Southeast

New data from Cox Automotive shows that the Tesla Model Y accounted for 39% of the new EV market in Q1. The reasons may be its low price and Tesla’s continued dominance of the EV market, despite difficulties. And other EV companies have retreated from the market.

EV sales as a percent of new cars in Q1 were 5.6%. That is down from 7.8% in 2025 and 7.9% in 2024, according to Cox Automotive. One reason may be the elimination of the $7,500 federal tax credit. The other is that EVs are still more expensive than gas-powered cars. What could turn things…

The journal Nature published a research paper stating that the LA wildfires were the 5th most expensive natural disaster in history. They destroyed over 10,000 structures, caused an evacuation of 150,000 people, and had a price tag of about $140 billion.