Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Feb. 25 to be President Joe Biden’s energy secretary. The vote was 64-35.
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Activists Say USPS Truck Purchase Defies Biden’s EV Order
The U.S. Postal Service currently plans for only 10% of its new truck fleet to be electric, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Feb. 24, angering environmentalists who say the move flies in the face of a White House executive order to electrify the government’s vehicles.
February 25, 2021Ford CEO Farley Calls for Battery Production in US
Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley said the U.S. must begin building batteries for the coming wave of electric vehicles in order to avoid supply disruptions like the semiconductor shortage now shutting American auto factories.
February 24, 2021Biggest Electric School Bus Deal in US Approved in Maryland
A school system outside Washington is poised to become the nation’s biggest operator of electric school buses.
February 24, 2021Workhorse Passed Over as Oshkosh Wins USPS EV Contract
Electric-vehicle maker Workhorse Group Inc. plunged on Feb. 23, triggering multiple trading halts, after a key U.S. Postal Service contract that some had expected it to win went to rival Oshkosh Corp. instead.
February 24, 2021EPA Changes Stand, Sides With Ethanol Industry on Biofuels
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government announced Feb. 22 that it will support the ethanol industry in a lawsuit over biofuel waivers granted to oil refineries under President Donald Trump’s administration.
February 23, 2021Tonnage Dips 2.1% Year-Over-Year in January
January truck tonnage fell 2.1% compared with year-ago levels, but ticked up 1.4% over December 2020 — a continuation of several months’ worth of sequential gains, American Trucking Associations announced.
February 23, 2021Diesel Spike of 9.7¢ Is Most in More Than Three Years
Diesel jumped 9.7 cents a gallon, the largest leap in more than three years, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration on Feb. 22.
February 22, 2021EPA Steps Up Efforts to Catch Emissions Tampering
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in its second year of a four-year enforcement effort to catch truckers who are installing emissions defeat devices or otherwise tampering with emissions systems.
February 18, 2021Texas’ Gas-Export Clampdown Shocks Market as Blackouts Continue
Texas is restricting the flow of natural gas across state lines in an extraordinary move that some are calling a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s commerce clause.
February 18, 2021