Fuel

General Motors Co. and Wabtec Corp. have signed a nonbinding agreement to build locomotive engines using the automaker’s Ultium electric battery and its Hydrotec hydrogen fuel-cell system, the companies said June 15.

The nationwide average price of diesel fuel increased by 1.2 cents over the past week to $3.286 a gallon, according to data released June 14 by the Energy Information Administration.

Brazil and Mexico are beginning to emerge from the pandemic and that’s boosting demand for road fuel in economies that buy more U.S. gasoline and diesel than any other foreign nation.

The top two executives at Lordstown Motors have resigned from the Ohio electric truck startup as problems at the company continue to mount.

The wholesaler United Natural Foods Inc. announced it is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units to its fleet located at the company’s Riverside, Calif., distribution center.

The Port of Los Angeles and its partners announced the debut of five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles and the grand opening of two hydrogen fueling stations as they move to pollution-free goods movement.

American Trucking Associations announced June 10 the formation of its Climate and Clean Energy Advisory Committee.

Global oil demand will recover to pre-pandemic levels late next year, the International Energy Agency predicted, urging OPEC and its allies to keep markets balanced by tapping their plentiful spare production capacity.

Republican and Democratic senators said June 10 they were open to considering the first change in the national gasoline tax since 1993 to help fund a bipartisan infrastructure spending package they plan to propose to President Joe Biden.