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Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.

Business, Fuel

Fisker Mulls Bankruptcy After Talks With Automaker Collapse

Struggling electric vehicle startup Fisker Inc. said it needs to renegotiate terms for recent financing or face the possibility of filing for bankruptcy protection.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
March 25, 2024
Business, Technology

Nissan Promises Aggressive EV Push

TOKYO — Nissan will expand its electric vehicle lineup, develop more powerful batteries and cut production costs, while speeding up the whole process.

Yuri Kageyama | Associated Press
March 25, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Exxon Presses Case for Hydrogen Tax Credit

Exxon Mobil pressed the case for hydrogen produced from natural gas to receive U.S. tax credits under the IRA after signing an accord to sell the fuel to Japan’s biggest power provider.

Kevin Crowley | Bloomberg News
March 25, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

CATL Works With Tesla on Fast-Charging Cells

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is working on faster charging batteries for Tesla Inc. as Elon Musk’s automaker seeks to defend its market share and roll out an electric car for under $25,000.

March 25, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to Step Down This Year

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year after a series of mishaps at one of America’s most storied manufacturers.

March 25, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

VW to Test Driverless ID Buzz Van With Passengers on Board

HANOVER, Germany — Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is to test its self-driving ID Buzz AD electric van for the first time under realistic conditions and with passengers on board.

dpa | Hamburg, Germany
March 22, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Lincoln Focuses on Digital Technology Over Electrification

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — While other small, premium brands have rushed toward high-tech, all-electric drivetrains, Lincoln is taking a different road.

Henry Payne | The Detroit News
March 22, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Air Taxi Firm Joby Sees Service Starting in Dubai Before US

Joby Aviation Inc. expects to launch its flying taxi service in Dubai before anywhere else, including the startup’s home turf in the U.S.

Leen Al-Rashdan | Bloomberg News
March 22, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Exxon Confident Its Intent With Guyana Contract Will Prevail

Exxon Mobil Corp. is convinced its interpretation of intent in a Guyanese oil contract signed a decade ago will prevail in a landmark arbitration case against Chevron Corp.

March 22, 2024
Business, Technology

60 Seconds: Demand for Electric Power Takeoff Systems Is Growing

An ePTO will run “anything that goes on with the truck’s ignition key except the engine,” says Viatec Inc. CEO Mark Ferri, such as lights, air conditioning, powered accessories (like windows and seats), computers, hand tool chargers and communications equipment. 

March 22, 2024