TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| Obama's High Speed Rail Strategy: What Will Happen When the Steel Meets the Track? Charles Morand (AltEnergyStocks) submits: Over the past few weeks, John Petersen has written a number of very insightful articles on the energy storage space, with a particular focus on automotive applications. To be sure, this sector has gotten a lot more exciting since Obama's election, with real dollar commitments coming from the government and even tangible signs that certain technologies are moving into the mainstream. It is fair to say that, on the back of explicit state support, batteries and smart grid have dethroned solar as the new "hot" thing in alt energy / cleantech. Equally exciting in my view is the focus high-speed rail [HSR] is ostensibly receiving from the Obama administration. To me, mass transit (excluding air travel) is to transportation what efficiency is to electricity. Renewable power offers a way to make electricity production "cleaner", but a kWh saved is the best kWh there is both in terms of economic efficiency (at least initially as efficiency eventually runs into diminishing marginal returns) and environmental benefits.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Obama's Auto Incentives Are Off the Mark Casey B. Mulligan submits: The AP reportsConsumers could receive rebates of up to $4,500 for turning in their gas-guzzling cars and trucks for more fuel-efficient vehicles under a House proposal.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Riding the Transformation in Transport Using ETF PTRP John Addison submits:The transportation industry is beginning the biggest transformation since Henry Ford started making cars affordable for the mass market. Hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles point to a long-term transition from inefficient mechanical drive systems to efficient electrical systems. Engines powered by petroleum fuels are being replaced with electric motors powered by renewable energy. A growing amount of goods movement is by rail and moving people by high-speed rail.A portfolio of companies that participate in these long-term trends comprise the portfolio of Invesco PowerShares Global Transportation (PTRP) – an electronically tradable fund [ETF]. The fund is based on the Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport Index(sm). The Index includes global companies engaged in businesses that are likely to benefit from a transition toward using cleaner, less costly and more efficient means of transportation.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Top 10 Autos for Customer Brand Loyalty Marketing Charts submits: Ford Motor Company (F) vehicles accounted for six of the top 10 autos for customer brand loyalty in the US according to a Q209 auto-industry analysis from Experian Automotive. According to the quarterly study, Ford Fusion (62.4%), Ford Edge (57.9%) and Ford Five-Hundred (56%) had the highest percentages of owners who returned to buy a Ford vehicle, while the Ford Freestyle (51.9%) was fifth, the Ford Escape (49.4%) ranked seventh, and the Ford Focus (47.57%) placed ninth.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Trying to Understand Airline Executive Compensation Robert Herbst submits:In 2008, while the 5 remaining legacy airlines lost a cumulative $4.6 billion (excludes special charges), the 25 top executives collectively received over $90 million in compensation, averaging over $3.6 million per executive. The legacy airlines are: American (AMR), Delta (DAL), United (UAUA), Continental (CAL) and US Airways (LCC).Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |