Emissions & Efficiency

Trucking news related to advances in green efforts and technology, as well as alternative fuel options. This category provides fleets with the information they need to help reach their fuel-efficiency and emissions-reduction goals.

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International eRH: Class 8 EV aims to prove zero-emission TCO potential

International’s newest Class 8 truck is about proving EV TCO

Josh Fisher

April 30, 2025

Volvo Trucks North America has announced it is seeking certification of a CARB-24 Omnibus compliant engine that meets low nitrogen oxide (NOx), and particulate matter (PM) emissions standards set by the California Air Resources Board.

Emissions & Efficiency

Volvo Trucks’ CARB-24 compliant engine ready for certification (and its new Class 8 trucks)

Josh Fisher

April 30, 2025

Latest from Emissions & Efficiency

From the EPA and CARB to weekly diesel and gas prices, ways to reduce emissions, and pioneers of fleet electrification, FleetOwner covered it all. These are the top 10 stories of 2024.

Emissions & Efficiency

Top 10 FleetOwner Emissions & Efficiency stories of 2024

Jade Brasher

Jan. 1, 2025

FleetOwner’s top-performing Emissions & Efficiency articles range from vehicle news to collaborations, startups to fueling innovations, and looking at the progress and barriers...

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Navigating the messy middle: Essential strategies for fleets transitioning to alternative powertrain solutions

IdeaXchange

Roeth: It’s going to take a team

Michael Roeth

April 30, 2025

Fuel prices drop as summer travel approaches: Current diesel and gasoline average costs in the U.S.

Emissions & Efficiency

Diesel, gas prices continue to drop ahead of summer travel

Jenna Hume

April 30, 2025

Harbinger CEO John Harris stands on his medium-duty truck hybrid chassis during ACT Expo in Anaheim, California. He said the vehicle could get up to 500 miles between charges.

Emissions & Efficiency

Harbinger’s hybrid work truck can go 500 miles between charges

Josh Fisher

April 30, 2025

Emissions & Efficiency

NFI, Prologis Mobility launch new electric charging depot in California

Jennifer Ramsay

April 29, 2025

Up to 20 trucks can be powered per day by the facility's 10 charging ports.

Proterra launches H2-23 battery pack for heavy-duty trucks at ACT Expo

Emissions & Efficiency

Proterra unveils new battery pack for heavy-duty truck applications

Jenna Hume

April 29, 2025

Engineered for Class 8 trucks and other commercial applications, the new form factor expands Proterra's battery technology portfolio.

Emissions & Efficiency

Kenworth debuts vocational-focused Class 8 EV: The T880E

Jade Brasher

April 28, 2025

The all-new T880E features a Paccar-developed ePowertrain that the company will also implement into its battery-electric T680E.

The new Peterbilt Model 567EV rolls into the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, before debuting at ACT Expo in Anaheim, California, on April 28.

Emissions & Efficiency

Peterbilt’s EV-olution continues: Launches vocational 567EV, next-gen 579EV

Josh Fisher

April 28, 2025

Five years after launching its first Class 8 EV, Paccar has a new ePowertrain for Peterbilt’s extended heavy-duty EV lineup, featuring the next-generation Model 579EV and new ...