Lightning Systems to Supply Fluid Truck With Electric Rental Trucks
Lightning Systems, a provider of complete electrification solutions for urban commercial fleets, announced that Fluid Truck placed an order for 600 Lightning electric vehicles that will be made available starting in the fourth quarter.
October 16, 2020Shell Adds E-Fluids to Portfolio
Royal Dutch Shell announced it added Shell E-Fluids to its specialized fluids portfolio to support battery-electric and fuel-cell electric powertrains for commercial light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
October 16, 2020Nikola Shares Plunge After CEO Says Startup Can Go It Alone
Nikola Corp. CEO Mark Russell sees a path ahead for his company even if the embattled electric-truck startup is unable to come to terms with General Motors Co. on a proposed strategic partnership.
October 16, 2020GM’s Cruise Unit OK’d for Automated Tests in San Francisco
General Motors Co.’s Cruise unit will be allowed to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in San Francisco without a safety driver, joining Amazon .com Inc.-backed Zoox Inc. and a handful of other self-driving startups.
October 15, 2020Bollinger Motors to Build Battery Packs for Its Electric Trucks
Oak Park, Mich.-based electric-vehicle startup Bollinger Motors on Oct. 15 said it will produce its own battery packs for its vehicles according to a new design it developed and for which it has submitted a patent.
October 15, 2020Appellate Court Overturns Convictions of Former Pilot President, Two Executives
A federal appellate court has overturned the fraud convictions of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two ex-Pilot sales executives on the grounds that a lower federal court permitted use of evidence that should not have been admitted.
October 15, 2020US Oil Production Has Already Passed Its Peak, Occidental Says
America’s oil production will never again reach the record 13 million barrels a day set earlier this year, just before the pandemic devastated global demand, according to Occidental Petroleum Corp.
October 14, 2020Cummins Set to Produce 2021 EPA-Compliant On-Highway Engines Jan. 1
Cummins Inc. announced its 2021 heavy-duty X12 and X15 series engines that are Environmental Protection Agency emissions-compliant are in limited production with full production scheduled for Jan. 1.
October 14, 2020Diesel Average Nudges Up to $2.395 a Gallon for First Gain in Six Weeks
The national average price of diesel increased for the first time in six weeks, inching up eight-tenths of a cent to $2.395 a gallon, according to weekly data released by the Energy Information Administration on Oct. 13.
October 13, 2020Einride Readies US Test for Automated Podlike Truck
Einride plans to expand its range of podlike self-driving trucks and launch a pilot program in the U.S. with tire manufacturer Bridgestone.
October 9, 2020