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Over-the-Road Tractor-Trailers with Alternative Propulsion Are Catching on with Buyers

April 13, 2018

Last week, Oslo’s Nel ASA (ticker: NEL) reported it had received a $5.5 million purchase order from Salt Lake City’s Nikola Motor Company. It sounds like the normal course of business, except when you consider the order from the Utah-based semi-truck manufacturer was responding to a bump in demand for its hydrogen electric over-the-road trucks. Nel Hydrogen is a manufacturer

Los Angeles City Council Approves $4.9 Billion People Mover

April 11, 2018

From the Beverly Hills Courier (CNS) – The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a $4.9 billion contract for the design and construction of an Automated People Mover system at Los Angeles International Airport that will carry passengers among terminals and connect with nearby rail lines. The 30-year contract, approved on a 14-0 vote, was awarded to a consortium of

The Scrum Begins: How States are Using the Clean Water Act to Stop Pipelines

April 4, 2018

Oil & Gas 360® recently interviewed John P. Englert, an environmental law lawyer with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. Englert counsels a wide array of industrial and energy clients on environmental safety and health matters. In our interview with Englert, we talked about the Clean Water Act, and how some states are using it to block pipeline construction. What

Aluminum Wrestles Steel for Top Spot in Electric Vehicle Market

March 27, 2018

From Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – When electric carmaker Tesla Inc. launched its first mass market model last summer, it sent a shockwave through the aluminum industry by largely shifting to steel and away from the lighter weight metal it had used in its first two luxury models. The switch by Elon Musk’s Tesla to the heavier-but-cheaper metal highlights how steel

Starsky Robotics Chalks Up First Autonomous Truck Run at Highway Speed with No Human on Board

March 8, 2018

Remote monitoring site gets trucks up to highway speed, then “simply monitors after autonomous mode takes over”; long-range testing is next From CCJ In September, Starsky Robotics completed the longest end-to-end autonomous trip on record, hauling Hurricane Irma recovery aid, including water, 68 miles through Florida with a person in the cab but without their intervention. Last month, autonomous truck

Bakken: Goodnight Midstream Expands Ops in North Dakota

March 6, 2018

Goodnight Midstream, LLC will be adding five new saltwater disposal wells and 50 miles of produced water gathering pipeline to its network of produced water gathering and disposal facilities in North Dakota. Over the last year, Goodnight drilled and completed four salt water disposal (SWD) wells – the Galaxy, Quale, Knoll and Boehm SWD wells. The company also acquired the

Texas Beware: California’s Bullet Train Cost Surges from $6 Billion to $10.6 Billion for One Section: ‘Worst-case scenario has happened’

January 22, 2018

Report brings up question of financial viability, ability to complete the $64 billion government mega-project that began construction prior to acquiring all the needed land For first 31 miles costs soar by 35%; total envisioned route is 800 miles The estimated cost of building 119 miles of bullet train track in the Central Valley has jumped to $10.6 billion, an

Five LNG Shipping Stories Make Waves in 2017

December 20, 2017

From LNG World Shipping Among the reverberations felt by the LNG industry in 2017, none echoed more loudly than the healthy build-up in US exports; the start of LNG shipments from the Russian Arctic; the rapid emergence of China as the second-largest LNG importer; the specification of LNG as fuel for nine large CMA CGM container ships; and the rebound

An Advancement for NatGas Powered Automobiles

December 12, 2017

Spongelike crystal could make it easier for natural gas–powered cars to store fuel From Science As an alternative automotive fuel, natural gas, or methane, doesn’t get a lot of attention. Millions of environmentally friendly, natural gas–powered vehicles cruise the world’s roads, but they still account for just a tiny fraction of new autos sold. In part that’s because they require

Tesla Puts Price Tag for Electric Semi-Truck at $150,000 – $200,000

November 30, 2017

Tesla says pulling an 80,000 pound load, its tractor/trailer will do 0-to-60 in 20 seconds, climb 5% grades at 65 mph; first trucks targeting availability in 2019 Tesla has posted the price point for its coming semi-truck at $150,000 for the 300-mile-range base model, $180,000 for the 500-mile-range model, and $200,000 for the “Founder’s Series.” The world of Elon Musk

Why Tesla’s Electric Semi Truck Is the Toughest Thing Musk Has Attempted Yet

November 22, 2017

Elon Musk announced the 500-mile electric truck will go into production in 2019 From GreenTech Media The timing isn’t great for Tesla to be entering a new market segment. Elon Musk’s high-tech energy and transportation company is already overwhelmed with production delays, a massive backlog of Model 3 deliveries, a restructuring solar business and several disaster response efforts underway around

A Closer Look at Tesla’s Super Semi Truck

November 20, 2017

‘500 miles of range and more aerodynamic than a supercar’ From The Verge The Tesla Semi truck is a hulking and menacing hauler, with the presence of Darth Vader lurking from above when cast in the black hue, or more like an apparition in metallic silver-white. In other words: it’s exactly what we expect to see from Tesla, as it

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