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Transport Topics fuel coverage looks closely at what powers trucks. From the latest on battery, diesel and alternative fuel technology to the costs and prices associated with each, this news category covers today’s fuel ecosystem extensively. Topics include green house gas regulation, fuel prices, equipment costs, fuel infrastructure, surcharge and more.

Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

EPA Sets Strict Emissions Standards for Heavy Trucks

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on March 29 set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles.

Matthew Daly and Tom Krisher | Associated Press
March 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Rizon EV Truck Deliveries Begin in California

Velocity EV announced March 27 that the first Rizon Classes 4-5 battery-electric cabover trucks are being delivered to customers throughout California.

March 28, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

US Buys 2.8 Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Reserve

The U.S. purchased 2.8 million barrels of crude for the nation’s emergency oil cache as it seeks to replenish depleted supplies.

March 28, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Volvo Car Just Made Its Last Diesel Vehicle

Volvo Car AB produced its last automobile with a diesel engine this week, ending an era for the manufacturer that plans to only make electric vehicles by 2030.

Rafaela Lindeberg | Bloomberg News
March 27, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden’s Biofuel Push Risks Dethroning Corn as King of Crops

American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans in 2024 — as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens to dethrone the king of all crops.

March 27, 2024
Government, Fuel

Diesel Price Nudges Up to $4.034 a Gallon

The national average diesel price edged up six-tenths of a cent to $4.034 a gallon in its second consecutive modest increase, according to Energy Information Administration data released March 25.

March 25, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Staff Ordered to Demo Full Self-Driving Mode to Buyers

Tesla Inc. staff are now required to install and demonstrate the company’s driver-assistance technology before handing cars over to buyers in North America.

Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
March 25, 2024
Business, Fuel

Lucid Surges on $1 Billion Lifeline From Saudi Investor

Lucid Group is getting a $1 billion cash injection from its biggest investor, an affiliate of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, providing the troubled EV maker with a needed lifeline.

March 25, 2024
Business, Fuel

Fisker Mulls Bankruptcy After Talks With Automaker Collapse

Struggling electric vehicle startup Fisker Inc. said it needs to renegotiate terms for recent financing or face the possibility of filing for bankruptcy protection.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
March 25, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Exxon Presses Case for Hydrogen Tax Credit

Exxon Mobil pressed the case for hydrogen produced from natural gas to receive U.S. tax credits under the IRA after signing an accord to sell the fuel to Japan’s biggest power provider.

Kevin Crowley | Bloomberg News
March 25, 2024