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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.

Business, Fuel

Oil Set for First Weekly Drop Since April on Second-Wave Fears

Oil is heading for its first weekly loss since April, when prices collapsed below zero.

June 12, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Nikola’s Trevor Milton Has $7.4 Billion Fortune on Free Truck Orders

The executive chairman of Nikola Corp. is under siege from skeptics of the company he started in 2014 with the goal of revolutionizing the trucking industry.

June 12, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

German Government Agrees on National Hydrogen Strategy

The German government agreed June 10 on a long-term strategy for increasing production and use of hydrogen as part of a plan to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Frank Jordans | Associated Press
June 10, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla’s Elon Musk: ‘Time to Go All Out’ on Semi Production

CEO Elon Musk sent an email to Tesla employees before the market opened June 10 declaring that it is “time to go all out” and put Tesla’s Semi into volume production.

June 10, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

US Emissions Set for Record Dive With Factories and Cars Idled

Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. are poised for a record plunge this year, the result of coronavirus lockdown orders that have shuttered factories, closed stores and left cars and jets sitting idle.

Will Wade | Bloomberg News
June 9, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

CHBC Names Bill Zobel Executive Director

The California Hydrogen Business Council announced the appointment of Bill Zobel as its executive director.

June 9, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

US Targets Sanctions for Iran-Venezuela Oil Tanker Trade

The Trump administration is preparing sanctions on as many as 50 oil and fuel tankers as part of an effort to cut off trade between Iran and Venezuela, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Saleha Mohsin | Bloomberg News
June 9, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Nikola Gets Valued at $34 Billion Before Gain Is Wiped Out

Tesla Inc. shares are at an all-time high. Hertz Global Holdings Inc.’s are well above where they were before the company went bankrupt. But no stock in the automotive sector is a better indication of equity-market exuberance than Nikola Corp.

Ed Ludlow and Craig Trudell | Bloomberg News
June 9, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Increases by a Penny; Gas Climbs Back Above $2

The nationwide average price of a gallon of diesel increased by 1 cent to $2.396, according to the weekly report from the Energy Information Administration on June 8.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 8, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel

Nikola Stock Surges 104% on Third Day of Trading

Shares of Nikola Motor Co. surged 104% to a record in its third day of trading on the Nasdaq after a merger with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.

June 8, 2020