Fuel News

Run of hikes a rare occurrence in 27-year history of data series

The Fuels Institute dives deep to find the impacts that different transportation-related environmental initiatives have on consumers and the environment.

Each company is the other’s “preferred partner” in the factoring/truck stop cooperation

Consecutive streak of increases is longest in almost eight years

Pandemic-driven factors in 2020 had impacts that are not likely to be repeated

Some market signs point to gains fizzling out for now.

Final DOE/EIA diesel price shows more than 44-cent drop from first price of 2020

Plenty of distillate molecules to go around plus no collapse in high sulfur reversed all conventional wisdom, Morningstar says

Comparing first month to prices out in future a solid way of figuring out whether stocks are growing or tightening

Plug Power’s hydrogen solutions are expanding into Walmart e-commerce applications after proving effective in the company’s grocery and retail networks.

Diesel market has strength not seen since April

Electric vehicle startup Xos Trucks has inked a deal with Dickinson Fleet Services involving the purchase of five medium-duty, zero-emission, fully electric service trucks. Under the order, the electric truck company will build and deliver five medium-duty vehicles that DFS, headquartered in Indianapolis, will dedicate to servicing electric vehicle fleets as well as traditional diesel […]

Renewable natural gas (RNG) is having a moment, and California, naturally, is at the epicenter. In 2020, a company that sells renewable natural gas to California medium- and heavy-duty trucking fleets can charge as much as $10-$12 per diesel gallon, according to Cliff Gladstein, president of Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), a leading clean transportation […]

Most recent gain is 2.4 cents a gallon

The EV Fleet Savings Calculator allows businesses with medium- to heavy-duty fleet vehicles to explore EV investment estimates based on fleet sizes, infrastructure, budget and other factors.

Three-week total an increase of almost 12 cents a gallon

Commodity and wholesale prices way up, but weekly DOE retail average number lagging

Rumours of diesel’s death under the incoming administration are greatly exaggerated, industry advocates say.

While each fuel-efficient conveyance may consume less fuel per mile, the cost savings may induce more miles to be driven.

The weight of an electric semi truck battery has been a longstanding conundrum for electric vehicle advocates, as conventional wisdom posits that it would need to be so dense and heavy as to displace cargo, putting the trucks at a disadvantage compared to diesel competitors. The range of an electric battery is the other big […]