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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.

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Tesla Rumor Mill Misfires, Exasperates Even Elon Musk

Steel Dynamics, a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based steel producer, has gotten all sorts of attention lately from Tesla fans and followers. This has been entirely unfounded, and is one of several examples of the narrative around the Elon Musk-led company getting ahead of reality recently.

January 19, 2022
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Oil Hits Seven-Year High as IEA Turns Bullish on Outlook

Oil climbed to the highest mark since October 2014 as the International Energy Agency said the market looked tighter than previously thought, with demand proving resilient to omicron.

January 19, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

NACFE Urges Medium-Duty Electrification

If your fleet uses vans and step vans, medium-duty box trucks, terminal tractors or heavy-duty regional haul tractors, then now is the time to think of them as viable options for electrification, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency stressed in its recent initial report from its three-week Run On Less-Electric demonstration in September.

January 18, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyFuel

TRB to Finalize ‘Critical Issues’ Report

WASHINGTON — Executives with the Transportation Research Board are readying a guiding document outlining issues deemed critical across modes of transportation, the group’s leadership recently announced during TRB’s annual meeting.

January 18, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Automakers Realize They Need to Develop EV Charging Networks

Electric vehicle makers are beginning to recognize that charging is so critical to their mission of selling vehicles that they can’t afford not to get involved in building and operating charging networks.

January 18, 2022
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Nikola Signs Battery Deal With Proterra for Electric Big Rigs

Nikola Corp. announced a long-term supply agreement with Proterra Inc. for battery technology, giving the electric big-rig maker a second source for the critical components.

January 18, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Chinese EVs Find Niche Making Shorthaul Deliveries in Japan

Logistics companies in Japan, striving to cut costs and make the most out of the pandemic-inspired online shopping boom, are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.

January 18, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Milton Wants to Inspect Nikola Vehicles Feds Say He Lied About

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton claims federal prosecutors refused access to the company’s vehicles and equipment he says are crucial to his defense against fraud charges.

January 14, 2022
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VTNA Slates Production on Enhanced VNR Electric for Q2

Volvo Trucks North America announced production of the enhanced Volvo VNR Electric model will begin in the second quarter.

January 14, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuel

Volvo Receives Recognition for Clean Air Technology

Volvo Group North America won an award for its clean air technology efforts, the company announced last month.

January 14, 2022