UPS Inc. has announced a collaboration with Los Angeles-based Thor Trucks on a battery-powered, Class 6 delivery truck that can drive approximately 100 miles on a single charge.
August 6, 2018Fuel
Business, Fuel
Mansfield Energy Acquires FuelTrac
Mansfield Energy Corp. has purchased FuelTrac, a fleet fuel management company based in Baton Rouge, La.
August 6, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Rendering of the Thor, UPS collaboration. (UPS Inc.)
UPS, Thor to Partner on Battery-Electric Class 6 Delivery Truck
Rendering of the Thor, UPS collaboration. (UPS Inc.)
Government, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
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Trump May Relax Auto Standards While Making Them Harder to Meet
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The Trump administration’s plan to ease vehicle-emission mandates lifts some burdens for automakers but also would strip away options that have made it easier for them to comply and have encouraged the development of electric cars.
August 6, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
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Oil Industry Starts Eradicating Ship Fuel Supply Ahead of IMO Mandate
Tim Rue/Bloomberg News
Shippers beware: Oil refineries are starting to eradicate stockpiles of sulfur-rich fuel that powers the merchant fleet in anticipation of a demand collapse in fewer than 18 months.
August 6, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel
Toyota
Toyota Introduces Version 2.0 of Zero-Emissions Class 8 Electric Truck
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Toyota’s new zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 electric truck is a leap forward to creating a completely environmentally friendly vehicle that lowers air pollution especially around the nation’s ports.
August 3, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA, Top 100
A Gazprom oil producing facility in the Yamal region, Russia. (Petr Shelomovskiy/AP)
Oil Companies Fret as Congress Debates Russia Sanctions
A Gazprom oil producing facility in the Yamal region, Russia. (Petr Shelomovskiy/AP)
WASHINGTON — Oil and gas executives have watched wearily in recent years as the relationship between the United States and Russia deteriorated, steadily closing off their ability to drill the vast shale plays underlying Siberia and the deep-water oil fields off Russia’s Arctic coast.
August 3, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel
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Tesla Burns $739.5 Million in Cash on Way to Record 2Q Loss
(David Zalubowski/AP)
Electric car maker Tesla Inc. burned through $739.5 million in cash last quarter, paving the way to a company record $717.5 million net loss as it cranked out more electric cars.
August 3, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Editorial
Editorial: Course Corrections Are Part of Progress
In times of great change there are bound to be course corrections, as evidenced by recent developments related to innovations designed to advance the science of moving trucks down the road.
August 2, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Electric cars at a charging station. (Bloomberg)
US Electric Vehicle Charging Market Could Reach $18.6 Billion by 2030
Electric cars at a charging station. (Bloomberg)
Falling prices and government mandates are set to boost sales of electric vehicles globally, making owning and operating charging infrastructure an attractive area for investment.
August 2, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News
Volkswagen Posts Profit Increase, Cautions Against ‘Protectionism’
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News
FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen said its earnings rose in the second quarter on record sales and fatter profit margins but warned that “growing protectionism” is a threat to the globally connected car industry.
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