Aviation faces hurdles to hit goals for cutting emissions
Today’s aircraft engines are the most efficient ever, but improvements in reducing fuel burn are agonizingly slow — about 1% a year.
VW names Scott Keogh CEO of Scout EV brand; Pablo Di Si new VW of America CEO
Scott Keogh, CEO of VW of America, will be the new CEO of the German automaker’s nascent Scout brand, effective Sept. 1. He will be replaced by Pablo Di Si, who leads VW’s operations in South America.
A quarter of consumers likely to go electric, AAA survey says
AAA said 77 percent of respondents indicated a strong desire to save on fuel costs.
Amazon sues admins of 10K Facebook groups alleging fake reviews
The groups were set up to recruit people “willing to post incentivized and misleading reviews,” Amazon says.
Mercedes-Benz of San Diego fires 20 striking union technicians
The Penske Automotive luxury dealership said the 20 terminated workers “unlawfully condoned and encouraged blatant picket line misconduct.”