Fuel

Sheinbaum, a former energy researcher who made the small car part of her pledges in her Oct. 1 inauguration address, said the goal is for all components to be made locally.

Forecasts for trucking’s main fuel, which alongside heating oil is part of the distillate portion of the crude barrel, softened over the past month even as retail prices edged higher.

San Francisco-based Verne plans to offer truck makers the option of cryo-compressed hydrogen storage to achieve the same range as a diesel tractor.

The IRS and several states have issued temporary fuel tax waivers stemming from Hurricane Helene to help businesses provide disaster relief services and assist in recovery efforts.

On Sept. 10, Rudy’s Performance Parts Inc. and its owner, Aaron Rudolf, were sentenced in federal court in Washington, D.C., for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act.

The Detroit-based automaker is working to secure a North American supply of lithium iron phosphate batteries, according to its vice president of battery strategy.

While output is still poised to reach a record of 13.54 million barrels a day, the annual rate of growth is now projected at 2.4% versus 3.2%, per the Energy Information Administration.

The national average diesel price increased 4 cents to $3.584 per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Oct. 7. 

Rivian miscalculated when communicating supply and demand needs with Essex, its sole supplier of what are essentially copper wires that carry the electric current inside EV motors.

Liquefied natural gas cargoes are diverting away from Asia to Europe after fears of a wider war in the Middle East sent benchmark Dutch prices rallying.