Fuel

The national average diesel price tumbled 6.3 cents in its fifth straight decline to hit $4.146 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Nov. 27.

Gasoline prices have fallen for 60 consecutive days, letting American drivers pass on savings at the pump to consumer retailers during the U.S. economy’s all-important holiday season.

Ahead of the OPEC+ meeting on Nov. 30, there are indications oil supply is running ahead of demand, highlighting the challenge facing the cartel as it prepares to set output policy for 2024.

A prototype of a battery-electric Class 8 truck with an expected range of 500 miles is set to begin its first pilot tests in Florida in the first quarter of 2024, according to vehicle developer Terraline Inc.

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will deploy 20 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors, said Daimler Truck North America, the truck manufacturer’s parent company.

The national average diesel price extended its pronounced decline, falling 8.5 cents to reach $4.209 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Nov. 20.

California pump prices fell below $5 a gallon for the first time since July, following national levels lower but still the highest in the country.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is going after every federal dollar to turn the state into a hub for new technologies, intensifying a battle among states for trillions in federal funds.

NEW YORK — Lawyers for Trevor Milton, the founder of truck maker Nikola Corp., say he should not face incarceration.

North Dakota’s renewable diesel industry took a giant leap forward as the state opened its first fully dedicated soybean-crushing plant that will make biofuel oil.