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The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose three-tenths of a cent to $3.194, according to Energy Information Administration data released March 22.

Selecting the right tires for a trucking fleet’s specific application and business model is both a science and an art, with experience, industry know-how and common sense mixed in.

In the nascent electric pickup wars, Detroit won’t need tents.

Rep. Sam Graves, the top Republican on the U.S. House transportation panel, is calling on fellow policymakers to consider funding certain highway programs with revenue from fees collected on the miles vehicles travel.

Progressives in the House and Senate plan to set down a marker March 18 for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plans, introducing a $500 billion proposal to shift U.S. transportation away from fossil fuels.

Electric-truck startup Lordstown Motors Corp. fell in extended trading after reporting it received an inquiry on its operations from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Two newcomers to the electric-vehicle market, Nidec Corp. and Foxconn Technology Group’s automobile arm, unveiled an agreement on supplying electric powertrains — the collection of components including the motor, gears and drive shaft that propel a vehicle.

Lordstown Motors Corp.’s first-ever quarterly report is likely to be overshadowed by broader concerns about customer demand and progress on getting production going at the electric-vehicle startup.

FRANKFURT, Germany — BMW intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales by 2030, the German automaker said March 17.

Volkswagen AG shares surged the most since a historic short squeeze a dozen years ago after back-to-back days of briefings on how it plans to supplant Tesla Inc. as the global electric vehicle leader.