Fuel

General Motors Co. has talked up its electric vehicle plans for years, and even generated buzz by resurrecting Hummer’s gas-guzzling name in the form of an electric pickup truck. Now comes the tough part: selling mass-market EVs.

2021 was an especially busy year for trucking in terms of acquisitions, with various factors creating an ideal market for buyers and sellers.

Trucks in Germany could soon be running on fuel that’s made partly from manure at one of Europe’s biggest oil refineries.

Electric battery manufacturer Proterra on Dec. 14 announced it is expanding its overall production facilities, adding a new $76 million factory in Greer, S.C., that is expected to be operational in the second half of 2022.

TOKYO — Japanese automaker Toyota is beefing up its electric vehicle lineup, offering 30 new fully electric models by 2030, company president Akio Toyoda said Dec. 14.

The national average price for diesel dipped 2.5 cents to $3.649 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Dec. 13.

The Biden administration on Dec. 13 released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry.

Volkswagen AG will invest 2 billion euros in a planned battery hub in Germany as part of a decision to create a dedicated company for the carmaker’s battery business.

President Joe Biden will direct federal agencies on Dec. 8 to spend billions on electric cars, clean electricity and upgraded buildings with the goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the White House said.

Petroleos Mexicanos could end up spending about $1.6 billion to take over Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Deer Park refinery, more than twice the price announced in May, even as its finances are so dismal the government is injecting billions of dollars into the state oil producer.