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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.

Government, Business, Fuel

Rivian Secures $827 Million in Funding to Expand in Illinois

Rivian Automotive will receive incentives valued at $827 million from Illinois to expand its electric vehicle plant there after the company halted work on a separate facility in Georgia.

Ed Ludlow and Isis Almeida | Bloomberg News
May 2, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Exxon to Close Pioneer Deal

The FTC declined to challenge Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources but asserted that Scott Sheffield must not take a seat on the supermajor’s board.

May 2, 2024
Government, Fuel

Diesel Price Continues Downward Push

The national average diesel price continued to go lower, dropping 4.5 cents to reach $3.947 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 29.

May 1, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Tesla Axes Supercharger Team in Blow to Broader EV Market

Tesla eliminated almost its entire Supercharger organization, which has built a network of public charging stations that virtually every major automaker is in the process of tapping into.

May 1, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

New Montana I-90 Rest Area Adds 35 Truck Parking Spots

Montana is progressing on plans to provide more truck parking along its busiest freight route on Interstate 90.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Private

Air Products Plans Alberta Hydrogen Truck Refueling Network

Air Products plans to build a network of hydrogen refueling stations between Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta for trucks, the industrial gas giant said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Business, Fuel

Finnish Fuel Maker Neste Starts CEO Search as Lehmus to Exit

Neste Oyj, a Finnish maker of renewable diesel, will begin a search for a new CEO, as Matti Lehmus stepped down after just two years in the role.

Kati Pohjanpalo | Bloomberg News
April 29, 2024
Business, Fuel

Oil Producers Flush With Cash Cut Reliance on Funding Markets

Last year, the demand for loans from fossil fuel companies fell 6% year-on-year and that followed a decline of 1% in 2022.

Tim Quinson | Bloomberg News
April 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous

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April 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Commercial Hydrogen Fueling Station to Open in California

OAKLAND, Calif. — FirstElement Fuel will open what it is calling the world’s first heavy-duty high-flow hydrogen fueling facility to the public in May. 

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
April 26, 2024