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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, Fuel

Shipping Watchdog Urged to Speed Up Pace on Emission Curbs

Trafigura Group said the shipping industry’s regulator needs to act with “lightning speed†to cut carbon emissions from an industry that spews more C02 into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.

June 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Volvo, Northvolt Join Forces on European EV Battery Factory

Volvo Car Group and Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB will jointly build an electric car battery factory in the latest move by European manufacturers to localize cell production in the region.

June 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Hyliion Set to Join Russell 3000 Index

Electrified powertrain company Hyliion Holdings Corp. announced it is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2021 Russell indexes annual reconstitution.

June 18, 2021
Business, Fuel, Top 100

US Trucking Boom Contributes to Rising Demand for Diesel

For a look at how dramatically U.S. oil consumption is roaring back, consider this: Bennie Baucham, a trucker for four decades, hasn’t been this busy in years.

June 18, 2021
Business, Fuel

After Blowing $300 Billion, US Shale Finally Makes Money

After years of booms and busts that produced astronomical losses along with a whole lot of oil, the fracking industry seems to have found a sweet spot. It’s poised to generate more than $30 billion of free cash this year.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

In Reversal, Lordstown Motors Says It Has No Firm Truck Orders

TOLEDO, Ohio — Struggling electric truck maker Lordstown Motors said June 17 it doesn’t have any firm orders for its vehicles, just days after its president said the company had enough to maintain production through 2022.

June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford Acquires Battery-Management Startup to Charge EV Fleets

Ford Motor Co. has acquired a startup that specializes in managing charging networks for commercial electric vehicles, a business the automaker hopes could generate as much as $1 billion in revenue by 2030.

June 17, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

Sen. Manchin Cites ‘Grave Concerns’ About US ‘Going to the EV’

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat whose vote is key to any infrastructure deal in the narrowly divided Senate, expressed “grave concerns†June 15 about the Biden administration’s drive to boost adoption of electric vehicles.

June 16, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Democrats Prepare Go-It-Alone Approach on Infrastructure

WASHINGTON — Patience running thin, Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork for a go-it-alone approach on President Joe Biden’s big jobs and families infrastructure plans even as the White House continues negotiating with Republicans on a much more scaled-back $1 trillion proposal.

June 16, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

GM to Spend More on Electric Vehicles, Add Battery Plants

DETROIT — General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles and add two U.S. battery factories as it gambles that consumers will eagerly switch from gasoline to the new technology.

June 16, 2021