Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet

“Diesel will be here for a long while, and [knowing] total cost of ownership remains the main motivator of acceptance for battery-electric and fuel-cell...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/352516/electric-dreams-vs-current-realities

Categories: Electric, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Vehicle Research

Sweden’s Volvo Group has developed electric concept trucks for construction and regional-distribution applications in Europe.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/346220/volvo-fielding-electric-concept-trucks-for-heavy-duty-regional-and-construction-use

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations

A move by the White House to roll back automobile fuel-efficiency targets set by the Obama administration and to challenge the right of California and other...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/310212/trump-administration-proposes-to-weaken-auto-ghg-rules-prevent-california-other-states-from-writing-own-rules

Categories: Equipment, Fleet Management, Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Natural Gas

Despite the plunge in oil prices that has driven down the pump price of diesel, two of the three means of fueling trucks with compressed natural have...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/134389/report-cng-competitive-against-2-diesel

Categories: Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet

A bill that would earmark funds for research and development of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies as well as create truck-specific...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/132545/house-bill-would-advance-clean-vehicle-technologies

Categories: Fleet Management, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations

The California Air Resources Board has opted to “readopt” a Low Carbon Fuel Standard that requires a 10 percent reduction in the “carbon intensity of...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131638/carb-issues-tighter-fuel-rules

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet

At the Green Truck Summit, Carlton Rose, president of global fleet maintenance and engineering at UPS, said the desire for clean and quiet trucks is growing...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/326541/ups-sees-bright-and-possibly-transformational-future-for-electric-trucks

Categories: Fleet Management, Green Fleet, Operations, Safety & Compliance

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Phase 2 of the federal GHG/MPG rules has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for formal review. The

https://www.truckinginfo.com/128802/truck-makers-seek-complete-vehicle-ghg-rule

Categories: Fleet Management, Green Fleet

Two weeks have been added to the period in which comments on the proposed Phase 2 round of federal GHG rules for commercial vehicles will be accepted.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/131250/ghg-phase-2-rule-comment-period-extended

Categories: Electric, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Natural Gas

Electric and natural gas vehicles are the most well-known alternatives to diesel, but here’s a look at other alternative fuels that may be in the running...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/157691/going-beyond-electric-and-natural-gas