Walmart’s goal for its trucks: No more diesel by 2040
Plan to go to all renewable fuel sources part of a broader commitment to zero out emissions by that year
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Plan to go to all renewable fuel sources part of a broader commitment to zero out emissions by that year
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday that aims to end the sale of new gasoline- and diesel-powered passenger cars in the state by 2035. Many heavy-duty trucks on the road would need to be zero-emission by 2045. Newsom said in a statement the ambitious order would reduce greenhouse gas pollution that contributes […]
VCs talk SPACs and clean tech investment in wake of Nikola scandal.
Weekly government numbers misinterpreted by those unaware of the one-week aberration due to two events
Slower-going legacy companies try to figure out what exactly the path to the green transportation future is going to look like.
Jeremy Reymer is the founder and CEO of DriverReach, but he’s also a member of the research advisory committee for ATRI, the research arm of the American Trucking Associations. He’s the guest this week on Drilling Deep, and he’s got a good perspective on one of the reasons why the driver market is so tight: […]
Nikola’s 700-station hydrogen fueling network will use solar, nuclear or whatever clean energy is cheapest. Some locations will require truck delivery because electricity costs too much to make hydrogen on-site.
The Amazon Climate Pledge Fund is designed to accelerate the path to net-zero carbon emissions.
With winds diminished, the storm is now seen as more of a rain event. Alabama’s ITRI rises
CEO Tim Hindes also talks about race and the trucking industry.
Foreign-flagged tanker receives 225 metric tonnes of LNG at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.
General Motors is putting its battery and fuel cell expertise to work for startup electric truck maker Nikola in exchange for an 11% ownership stake worth $2 billion.
Is hydrogen or renewable natural gas the better path to powering emission-free battery-electric trucking? Hyliion is all-in on its RNG-fueled generator to make electricity. Nikola’s hydrogen-backing founder predicts its rival will fail if it sticks to fossil fuel.
VW settlement money is helping fleets replace polluting vehicles with cleaner equipment, but so far most of the money is invested in diesel, not electrification.
A professor from UH-Downtown, who also was a driver, is studying the issue
California passed a new rule curbing nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks, potentially setting up another conflict with the Trump Administration over the state’s authority to enact air quality regulations.
Diesel market continues to trend lower after upward movement earlier in the week
Thursday was quiet but heavy activity booking loads will begin quickly.
The head transportation analyst at Deutsche Bank says a market that sped up through the second quarter has raced ahead so far in the third
Commodity diesel prices are up just a few cents from the end of last week