Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s oil refinery near New Orleans exploded into flames on Feb. 21, threatening to crimp fuel supplies and raise pump prices at a time of already rampant inflation.
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Kenworth Receives Its Largest Order to Date for BEVs
Kenworth Truck Co. announced it received its largest Kenworth battery-electric vehicle order placed to date. Jack Khudikyan, owner of AJR Trucking and MDB Transportation, ordered 15 Kenworth T680E and 10 Kenworth K270E battery-electric vehicles from Inland Kenworth in Montebello, Calif.
February 18, 2022Redwood Materials Works With California on Used Battery Collection
Redwood Materials announced a used battery collection program for California, with Ford and Volvo as project-launch partners.
February 18, 2022Ford CEO Jim Farley Explores Ways to Separate EV Business
Ford Motor Co. is looking at ways to separate its electric vehicle operation from its century-old legacy business, hoping to earn the sort of investor respect enjoyed by Tesla Inc. and other pure-play EV makers.
February 18, 2022Senators Propose Fuel-Tax Holiday Amid Funding Debate
Congressional lawmakers are proposing measures that include a suspension of the federal gas tax to stave off soaring prices at the pump, and are considering other remedies to ease inflationary price increases as Congress averted a federal government shutdown by passing a short-term spending measure.
February 17, 2022Oshkosh Decision to Build Mail Trucks in South Carolina Questioned
Major manufacturer Oshkosh Defense says it’s sticking with South Carolina for its $155 million mail truck plant, despite efforts by Wisconsin officials and union leaders to keep the company’s new investment in their state. The Oshkosh, Wis.-based company expects to hire 1,000 workers in South Carolina’s Upstate.
February 16, 2022California Set to Reassert Itself as Leader in Battle Against Emissions
The Biden administration is moving to restore California’s legal power to lead the nation in stifling auto emissions and accelerating the transition to electric vehicles.
February 16, 2022OPEC+ Must Fix Its Million-Barrel Supply Gap, IEA Says
The International Energy Agency urged OPEC and its allies to address a widening shortfall in their oil production as a volatile market sends crude prices rocketing toward $100 a barrel.
February 16, 2022GM to Resume Bolt Production as Fix Found for Battery Fires
General Motors Co. will resume production of the Chevrolet Bolt and larger Bolt EUV electric vehicles in April after the automaker and its battery partner, an LG Group company, found a solution to its manufacturing gaffes.
February 15, 2022DeLorean Returning as EV Maker
The DeLorean Motor Co. — the 1980s-era automaker whose sleek, silver sports car starred as a time machine in “Back to the Future” — is making a comeback in San Antonio as a manufacturer of electric vehicles.
February 14, 2022