Day: January 5, 2010

Oil prices went up by 78 percent in 2009

Monday, January 4, 2010 / Energy / 2 Comments

During the financial crisis in late 2008, oil prices went down from $147 to $33 in just a few months. However, oil prices soon went up as they increased by 78 percent last year. This is the largest yearly increase in a decade. There are more and more concerns that either peak oil already occurred or …

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A great concept car : the Volkswagen Up! Lite

Monday, January 4, 2010 / Transportation / 1 Comment

Even if electric vehicles are due to be a major hit this decade – I will soon propose you a series of articles on that – energy efficient internal combustion engines (and hybrids) still may be a solution to cut our oil consumption. The Volkswagen Up! Light with its extremely efficient engine might be the …

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