Major manufacturer Oshkosh Defense says it’s sticking with South Carolina for its $155 million mail truck plant, despite efforts by Wisconsin officials and union leaders to keep the company’s new investment in their state. The Oshkosh, Wis.-based company expects to hire 1,000 workers in South Carolina’s Upstate.
February 16, 2022Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, TCA
Oshkosh Decision to Build Mail Trucks in South Carolina Questioned
Government, Business, Fuel
California Set to Reassert Itself as Leader in Battle Against Emissions
The Biden administration is moving to restore California’s legal power to lead the nation in stifling auto emissions and accelerating the transition to electric vehicles.
February 16, 2022Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
OPEC+ Must Fix Its Million-Barrel Supply Gap, IEA Says
The International Energy Agency urged OPEC and its allies to address a widening shortfall in their oil production as a volatile market sends crude prices rocketing toward $100 a barrel.
February 16, 2022Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
GM to Resume Bolt Production as Fix Found for Battery Fires
General Motors Co. will resume production of the Chevrolet Bolt and larger Bolt EUV electric vehicles in April after the automaker and its battery partner, an LG Group company, found a solution to its manufacturing gaffes.
February 15, 2022Government, Fuel
Diesel Tops $4 a Gallon With 6.8¢ Hike
Diesel eclipsed $4 a gallon for the first time in nearly eight years, with a 6.8-cent jump pushing the national average to $4.019, according to Energy Information Administration data released Feb. 14.
February 14, 2022Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA
DeLorean Returning as EV Maker
The DeLorean Motor Co. — the 1980s-era automaker whose sleek, silver sports car starred as a time machine in “Back to the Future†— is making a comeback in San Antonio as a manufacturer of electric vehicles.
February 14, 2022Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Sticking With Gas Power Over EVs Could Delay Postal Upgrade
The U.S. Postal Service is expected in coming days to reaffirm its plan to pay Oshkosh Corp. as much as $6 billion over 10 years to replace an aging fleet of red-white-and blue delivery vans with mostly gasoline-powered models instead of climate-friendly electric vehicles.
February 14, 2022Government, Business, Fuel
US Is Exporting Every Molecule of LNG Possible
Tankers were docked or loading at all seven U.S. liquefied natural gas export terminals for the first time Feb. 12, marking a small piece of industry history and setting up record flows to the plants amid high prices and tensions in Europe.
February 14, 2022Business, Technology, Fuel
Anheuser-Busch Taps Zero-Emission Trucks to Deliver New Beer
Anheuser-Busch teamed up with fleet partners Nikola Corp. and BYD Motors ahead of the Super Bowl to deliver Bud Light NEXT with zero-emission trucks.
February 11, 2022Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel
States Get Go-Ahead to Build Electric Car Charging Stations
States are getting the go-ahead to build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations that would place new or upgraded ones every 50 miles along interstate highways as part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of the zero-emission cars.
February 10, 2022