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Clean transportation advocates are in a race to transform the trucking industry in California to meet a mandate requiring zero-emission vehicles by 2035, and the challenges are many.

The Biden administration has dropped, for now, a plan that would have awarded automakers such as Tesla Inc. credits for using renewable natural gas to power electric vehicles.

The U.S. and Canada announced the creation of the Binational Electric Vehicle Corridor, an 872-mile route that will stretch from Kalamazoo, Mich., to Quebec City, Quebec, and feature fast chargers every 50 miles. 

Alabama has taken steps toward building the state’s first renewable diesel production facility in Mobile using soybean oil from state farmers to make low-carbon fuel.

The U.S. is soliciting bids for up to 3 million barrels of sour crude oil to refill its depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve in August.

Diesel prices dipped 2.5 cents on average to drop below $3.90 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released May 15.

Repeal of the federal excise tax on heavy-duty commercial vehicles should be a key tool in the push to reduce trucking’s greenhouse gas emissions through electrification, a study says.

Prior to moving forward with Inflation Reduction Act funding, the EPA says it is seeking comment on zero-emission technologies in the heavy-duty vehicle and port sectors.

The national average price for a gallon of diesel tumbled 9.6 cents — its largest drop of the year — to reach $3.922,  according to Energy Information Administration data released May 8.

A shortened planting season and regional fuel shortages led the governors of Nebraska and North Dakota on May 5 to issue 30-day hours-of-service waivers for truckers.