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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. premiered two new tires designed for the last-mile delivery sector, including one developed for electric vehicles.

LONDON — Shell said March 8 that it will stop buying Russian oil after Ukrainian officials criticized the energy giant for buying a shipment of crude from Moscow and demanded that all multinational companies sever ties with Russia over the war.

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk asked a judge to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s oversight of his Twitter posts under a 2018 agreement because he claims it is being used to “trample” his free speech rights.

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., the industry’s largest manufacturer of refrigerated trailers, announced Phillips Connect is its exclusive partner for trailer telematics with the launch of Utility Connect.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced March 8 the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. But he acknowledged it will bring costs to Americans, particularly at the gas pump.

Subsidies for electric vehicles are heading in very different directions in different parts of the world.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Amerit Fleet Solutions has set out to create a national network of certified technicians trained to perform maintenance and repair work on electric vehicles for fleet customers in markets across the country.

The Port of Baltimore on March 7 announced it is expanding container business at its Seagirt Marine Terminal as the Israeli-based ZIM Shipping Line will begin calls at the facility this summer.

Western U.S. utility giant PG&E Corp. and automaker General Motors Co. are working together to see if electric vehicles can be tapped as a source of backup power for homes in Northern California.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Whether the time has come for recommended practices (RPs) for coolants and lubricants for electric vehicles was a topic of discussion during a pair of March 7 study group task force meetings at the Technology & Maintenance Council 2022 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition.