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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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West Coast Utilities Offer Plan for Charging Stations Along Interstate 5

Several West Coast electric utilities proposed a phased-in approach to electrifying Interstate 5 in an effort to reduce commercial vehicle emissions along the major freight corridor.

June 23, 2020
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Tesla Pitches 5,000 ‘Middle-Skill’ Factory Jobs to Texas County

Executives from Tesla Inc. will use an unassuming job-type description in their pitch to a Texas county on the merits of the carmaker’s Cybertruck plant project.

June 23, 2020
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Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grows 15% Despite Green Pledges

Amazon said June 23 that its carbon footprint rose 15% last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment.

June 23, 2020
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Electric Car Charging Stations Are Finally About to Take Off

It may be the coronavirus pandemic that finally breaks the stalemate.

June 23, 2020
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Advocates of Hydrogen Fuel Are Primed for Global Markets

The CEO of Nel ASA, a Norwegian company founded in 1927 and the largest manufacturer of electrolyzer technology that produces hydrogen from water, said Nel is ready to “cut and paste†its manufacturing approach in locations around the world as interest in the alternative fuel climbs.

June 23, 2020
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Diesel Rises 2.2¢ to $2.425 as Demand Begins to Increase

The national average retail price of diesel rose for the third consecutive week, 2.2 cents to $2.425 a gallon, according to data the Energy Information Administration released June 22.

June 22, 2020
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Oil Hovers Near $40 With Investors Weighing Virus Against Demand

Oil hovered near $40 a barrel in New York as investors weighed a resurgence in the coronavirus against signs of rebounding demand.

June 22, 2020
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US Slaps Sanctions on Mexican Companies Helping Venezuelan Oil

The U.S. Treasury Department levied sanctions on Mexican trading company Libre Abordo SA de CV for buying Venezuelan oil via oil-for-humanitarian-aid agreements with the embattled country.

June 19, 2020
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House Policymakers Consider Multiyear Highway Bill

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the U.S. House continued to debate a five-year, $494 billion highway policy bill on June 18, a day after kicking off the measure’s consideration.

June 18, 2020
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Volkswagen, Battery Firm Eye Pilot Plant for Electric SUV Production

Volkswagen has boosted its stake by $200 million in a San Jose, Calif., company that targets solid state battery technology, and the two partners are looking at setting up a pilot plant.

June 17, 2020