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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, Technology, Safety, Fuel

Hydrogen’s Uniqueness Calls for Extra Safety Measures

Safety measures are being developed to deal with the special properties of hydrogen as the pace quickens to bring heavy-duty fuel-cell trucks to market.

June 30, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Refueling Milestone to Bring Fuel-Cell Hydrogen Trucks Closer to Reality

Federal researchers hope in July to reach a key milestone to refuel heavy-duty fuel-cell hydrogen trucks in 10 minutes, paving the way to prototype hardware and protocols for fueling stations.

June 30, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire

Hyliion, Cummins Collaborate on Hypertruck ERX

Hyliion Inc. announced it is collaborating with Cummins Inc. to bring Hyliion’s natural gas extended range powertrain to North American trucking on schedule.

June 30, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

US Will Face High Gas Prices ā€˜as Long as It Takes,’ Biden Says

President Joe Biden said Americans will have to stomach high gas prices ā€œas long as it takesā€ to beat back Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

June 30, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

OPEC+ Oil Boost Unlikely to Ease Fuel Prices

NEW YORK — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing nations decided June 30 to boost production of crude by an amount that will likely do little to relieve high gasoline prices at the pump and energy-fueled inflation plaguing the global economy.

June 30, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Biden Administration Holding Its First Onshore Oil Sales

BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and gas drilling lease auctions since President Joe Biden took office after a federal court blocked the administration’s attempt to suspend such sales because of climate change worries.

June 29, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

US Gasoline Market Dips in Peak Season as High Prices Slow Demand

Gasoline demand in the U.S. shows signs of further softening just three weeks into the peak driving season, with near-record prices likely encouraging people to stay closer to home.

June 29, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Age of Electric Box Trucks Within Reach, NACFE Reports

The entire U.S. and Canadian market of hundreds of thousands of simple medium-duty box trucks will come to embrace electrification, leading the way for other more complex medium-duty applications over the next decade as the industry pursues zero emissions, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

June 29, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

New Fuel Taxes Kick in July 1 in Number of States

Higher gas taxes will sweep across pumps in several states on July 1 to drive fuel prices even higher.

June 29, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

Road Fuel Demand to Peak by 2027

Global road fuel demand will peak in five years, though it will be decades before shifts in consumption reshape transportation’s reliance on fossil fuels, according to a report from BloombergNEF.

June 29, 2022