HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid a deepening stalemate over financing highways and public transit, Gov. Tom Wolf on March 12 proposed phasing out Pennsylvania’s gasoline tax, the second-highest in the nation, and appointed a commission to recommend alternative ways to pay for the state’s needs.
March 15, 2021Government, Business, Fuel
Gov. Tom Wolf Seeks Overhaul of Pennsylvania’s Highway Funding
Business, Technology, Fuel
VW Plans Europe’s Biggest Battery Push in Electric Offensive
Volkswagen AG is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe and global investments in charging stations.
March 15, 2021Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA
Bollinger Motors Debuts 2022 Electric Work Trucks
Bollinger debuted a configurable, $70,000 B2CC commercial pickup chassis cab and $55,000 CHASS-E truck platform for the high-volume, work truck market March 12.
March 12, 2021Business, Technology, Fuel
Lordstown Motors Sinks as Firm That Targeted Nikola Takes Aim
Lordstown Motors Corp. plunged the most in five months after the short-seller whose attack on Nikola Corp. led to its founder’s departure turned its sights on the electric truck startup.
March 12, 2021Business, Fuel
Shell Doubled Oil-Trading Profit to $2.6 Billion Last Year
Royal Dutch Shell Plc disclosed the profitability of its sprawling and secretive oil-trading unit for the first time, saying it almost doubled to $2.6 billion last year.
March 12, 2021Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Tesla Shares Drop After Fire at EV Maker’s California Plant
Tesla Inc. shares fell a day after firefighters responded to an incident at the company’s factory in Fremont, Calif., containing a blaze in an area of the property under construction.
March 12, 2021Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel
DeJoy Embraces Electric Trucks Despite USPS Contract Award
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, defending the selection of a gasoline-powered vehicle maker to build the next generation of U.S. mail trucks, said he envisions the service moving quickly to electric power.
March 11, 2021Government, Business, Fuel
Biden Is Betting His Whole Climate Agenda on Infrastructure
Candidate Joe Biden rode into the White House promising to build back the economy after the devastation of COVID-19 with cleaner energy and a lower carbon footprint. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that President Biden signed into law March 11, however, does little in the way of fulfilling that pledge.
March 11, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
LG to Invest $4.5 Billion to Expand Battery Capacity in US
LG Chem Ltd. plans to invest $4.5 billion in the U.S. by 2025 and hire 10,000 workers to expand battery capacity.
March 11, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Top 50, Top 100
Trucking Industry Making Strides Toward Electrification
Original equipment manufacturers, shippers and environmental activist groups are aligning behind the promised benefits of zero-emission trucks, and are encouraging the trucking industry to accelerate adoption of vehicles powered by alternatives to diesel.
March 11, 2021