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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.

Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Ford: Electric Vehicles to Be 40% of Global Sales by 2030

Ford expects 40% of its global sales to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions to what it’s spending to develop them.

May 28, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Biden to Meet GOP Next Week on Infrastructure After Latest Offer

President Joe Biden plans to meet with Republicans next week after a group of GOP senators pitched a fresh offer on a major new infrastructure plan that still left them over $1 trillion short of the White House’s latest proposal.

May 27, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

GOP Offers $928B on Infrastructure, Funded With COVID Aid

Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal May 27 that would tap unused coronavirus aid, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending.

May 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Rivian Hires Former Waymo CFO Gerard Dwyer

Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle startup backed by Amazon .com Inc., has hired a former finance chief from Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving arm Waymo.

May 27, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

The Commercial EV Buzz Is Coming From Infrastructure

It’s spring, and talk of electric vehicle infrastructure is sprouting all over.

May 27, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

ATA, OOIDA Letter Strongly Opposes Cornyn’s Trucks-Only VMT Idea

Trucking industry stakeholders continue to push back on Sen. John Cornyn’s suggestion of a nationwide transportation fee that would exclusively be levied on commercial vehicles.

May 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford CEO Farley Stokes Stock With His $30 Billion Bid in EV Race

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley made a bold bid for electric supremacy May 26 by boosting his company’s bet on plug-in models by more than a third, to $30 billion, and promising to electrify virtually the entire lineup.

May 26, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Court Orders Shell to Cut Net Emissions by 45%

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court on May 26 ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activism groups, which hailed the decision as a victory for the planet.

May 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

EV Charger Maker Tritium Going Public in SPAC Merger Deal

Tritium, which makes fast chargers for electric vehicles, has reached an agreement to go public through a merger with blank-check company Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. II.

May 26, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Oil Wavers With Talks Resuming on Potentially Reviving Iran Deal

Oil was little changed as investors weighed talks of higher Iranian supply against the prospect of a continued recovery in demand.

May 25, 2021