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GM’s Cruise Unit OK’d for Automated Tests in San Francisco
The GM Cruise Origin electric driverless shuttle. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
General Motors Co.’s Cruise unit will be allowed to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in San Francisco without a safety driver, joining Amazon .com Inc.-backed Zoox Inc. and a handful of other self-driving startups.
October 15, 2020Bollinger Motors to Build Battery Packs for Its Electric Trucks
Bollinger Motors has filed a patent for a streamlined battery pack. (PR Newswire)
Oak Park, Mich.-based electric-vehicle startup Bollinger Motors on Oct. 15 said it will produce its own battery packs for its vehicles according to a new design it developed and for which it has submitted a patent.
October 15, 2020Appellate Court Overturns Convictions of Former Pilot President, Two Executives
Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood (left) exited a federal courthouse with his wife after his trial. (Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel)
A federal appellate court has overturned the fraud convictions of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two ex-Pilot sales executives on the grounds that a lower federal court permitted use of evidence that should not have been admitted.
October 15, 2020US Oil Production Has Already Passed Its Peak, Occidental Says
(Jamie Schwaberow/Bloomberg News)
America’s oil production will never again reach the record 13 million barrels a day set earlier this year, just before the pandemic devastated global demand, according to Occidental Petroleum Corp.
October 14, 2020Cummins Set to Produce 2021 EPA-Compliant On-Highway Engines Jan. 1
Cummins X12 (Cummins Inc.)
Cummins Inc. announced its 2021 heavy-duty X12 and X15 series engines that are Environmental Protection Agency emissions-compliant are in limited production with full production scheduled for Jan. 1.
October 14, 2020Diesel Average Nudges Up to $2.395 a Gallon for First Gain in Six Weeks
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
The national average price of diesel increased for the first time in six weeks, inching up eight-tenths of a cent to $2.395 a gallon, according to weekly data released by the Energy Information Administration on Oct. 13.
October 13, 2020Einride Readies US Test for Automated Podlike Truck
Einride is planning a U.S. test of its podlike autonomous trucks with Bridgestone. Einride's truck lacks a cab, windows and mirrors, meaning it weighs less than a comparative electric truck and has more room for cargo. (Einride)
Einride plans to expand its range of podlike self-driving trucks and launch a pilot program in the U.S. with tire manufacturer Bridgestone.
October 9, 2020REG to Expand Renewable Diesel Refinery Capacity
Renewable Energy Group Inc. announced plans to expand capacity at its Geismar, La., renewable diesel refinery by between 250 million to 340 million gallons annually with construction expected to begin in 2021 with “mechanical completion” in 2023.
October 9, 2020Sysco Tests Freightliner eCascadia in California
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
Sysco Corp. announced it is testing in California an all-electric Freightliner eCascadia from Daimler Trucks North America.
October 9, 2020Considerations for Hydrogen-Electric Trucks
Several Kenworth tractors with Toyota hydrogen-electric powertrains that are being deployed in drayage operations around the Port of Los Angeles. (John Baxter)
Hydrogen will likely end up as the dominant fuel for longhaul trucks one or more decades from now, according to experts at familiar component suppliers and truck manufacturers. Nikola Motor Co. agrees, as one of the first entrants into this arena, with a whole new vehicle architecture.
October 9, 2020