To decarbonize transport, Volvo Trucks already today offers battery electric trucks and trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas. In the second half of this decade, a third CO2-neutral option will be added to its product portfolio – fuel cell electric trucks powere...
The article reports that the Environment Department of Calcutta, India is seeking to ban three-wheeler carriers that run on diesel fuels in view of its pollution effects. It tells that the department is set to appeal to the Calcutta High Court to impose a ban on two-stroke diesel vehicles,...
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Among them were 232 trucks from the UN World Food Program carrying flour for the bakeries in Gaza, 132 aid trucks from Jordan, and 352,000 liters of diesel and gasoline to supply essential facilities, including hospitals and shelters run by the international community in Gaza. In addition, 1...
The article highlights the advantage of dual-fuel truck that runs on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and diesel. The dual-fuel enable the truck to function solely on diesel fuel should it LNG tanks run dry for any reason. While there are substantial extra costs in equipping a fleet of refuse ...
Israel halted the entry of fuel into the Palestinian enclave soon after the outbreak of the Hamas-Israel conflict on Oct. 7. It was not until Wednesday that the first fuel trucks entered Gaza, carrying 25,000 liters of diesel to fuel the UN aid distribution trucks. ...
farms might be able to afford to make deliveries in a diesel truck, but because most of the trucks are at the end of their life—discarded from other countries—they often break down on rough dirt roads. The inefficient system means that farmers make less money, and food is often wasted...
Reports on the threat that diesel trucks that idle all night, at trucks stops across the United States, could pose to the air quality of the nation. Findings of a report by the American Trucking Association on idling trucks; Aim of the Environmental Protection Agency's restriction on the sulf...
"In all the scenarios we have calculated, it appears that the transition from diesel to electric trucks will overtake the transition from fossil fuel cars toelectric cars. We have tested different scenarios, and they all indicate that the percentage of trucks running on electricity will be much ...
"Over time, regular maintenance on a diesel generally will cost more than a gasoline engine," said Jansen of Donlen. "The diesel engine has components that are either not found on a gasoline engine or require servicing more often. The oil reservoir is larger in a diesel engine and the wa...