Fuel

Despite persistent supply chain challenges, economic conditions and government regulations, the supply of diesel fuel is expected to keep pace with demand for 2024.

The world’s renewable fuelmakers are about to face a crunch in one of the most basic building blocks they need to be profitable: sufficient supply of waste oil.

SEATTLE — BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered after finding that the company trespassed across the tribe’s reservation.

The national average diesel price reversed course and swung up 7.7 cents to $3.735, ending nine straight declines, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 17.

MARSHALL, Mich. — Eaton and BAE Systems, through an expanded partnership, provided a demonstration of their powertrains and charging solutions for medium-duty electric vehicles.

With signs of slowing growth in the premium EV market, manufacturers have been working on a pivot from luxury to practicality. The $25,000 economy electric car is the industry’s new target.

Chinese purchases of a relatively niche type of fuel from the U.S. have been the single biggest contributor to global oil demand growth in recent years, the International Energy Agency said.

Republicans in the Senate are taking aim at the Biden administration’s promotion of EVs, and Democrats are calling out the administration for a lack of progress on charging infrastructure.

A Washington judge has tossed out an effort by two Republican lawmakers to prevent the state from adopting California’s zero-emission regulations without legislative approval.

ETruck Transportation expects to begin producing powertrains that turn Class 8 diesel trucks into hybrid battery-electric vehicles by the end of 2024, according to a senior executive.