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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, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Volvo Offers Fleets a Leg Up on Charging Infrastructure

Volvo Trucks North America launched a program Aug. 22 it believes will smooth fleet owners’ road to the installation of electric truck charging infrastructure.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 22, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Price Increase Eases

The national average diesel price showed a modest gain after four straight weeks of accelerated increases, going up 1.1 cents to reach $4.389 a gallon.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 21, 2023
Business, Fuel, TCA

Buc-ee’s Continues to Expand Beyond Texas

For many years, Buc-ee's had kept its footprint largely south of Houston, where it was based. Now, it seems, it intends to become a national force in the highway convenience store industry.

Jenny Rudolph | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
August 21, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Georgia Tax Revenue Rises on Restarted Motor Fuel Taxes

Georgia’s reinstatement this year of motor fuel taxes helped the state collect 13.1% more revenue to reach nearly $2.5 billion in July compared with the previous year.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
August 18, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford, SK to Build Battery Plant in Quebec

Ford Motor Co. is joining with South Korean battery-component makers SK On Co. and EcoPro BM Co. to build a cathode active material plant in Quebec worth more than C$1.2 billion ($887 million).

Laura Dhillon Kane | Bloomberg News
August 17, 2023
Business, Fuel

Proterra’s Bankruptcy Illustrates Challenges for EV Startups

Electric bus maker Proterra Inc. is one of the highest-profile EV company casualties in recent years, but analysts say to expect more. 

Nadia Lopez | Bloomberg News
August 16, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Price Up Another 13.9¢ to $4.378 a Gallon

Diesel prices climbed another 13.9 cents a gallon for the fourth straight week of a dime-or-more national average surge, according to data from the Energy Information Administration.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 15, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Maker VinFast Soars in Nasdaq Debut

VinFast Auto Ltd. soared in its debut as a public company, vaulting its market capitalization beyond that of General Motors Co. as traders flipped shares of the electric vehicle maker.

Bailey Lipschultz | Bloomberg News
August 15, 2023
Business, Fuel

Lordstown Settles Karma Lawsuit for $40 Million

Lordstown Motors Corp. has agreed to pay $40 million to settle a Karma Automotive lawsuit alleging that the company lifted designs and technology to develop its flagship Endurance truck.

Jonathan Randles | Bloomberg News
August 15, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel, Private

Amazon Dinged for Coming Up Short on Carbon-Emission Actions

Four years into a plan to eliminate its carbon emissions, Amazon.com Inc. has lost a key endorsement from the world’s leading watchdog of corporate climate goals.

Natasha White and Matt Day | Bloomberg News
August 14, 2023