NATSO President and CEO Lisa Mullings and ChargePoint President and CEO Pasquale Romano said the fueling paradigm is changing dramatically with the increased use of electric vehicles and that the travel plaza industry is poised to serve EV drivers traveling long distances.
02-08-2020ChargePoint and NATSO today announced a landmark partnership to create a National Highway Charging Collaborative to extend EV charging to every corner of the nation. Over the next decade, the Collaborative will leverage $1 billion in capital to deploy charging at more than 4,000 travel plazas and fuel stops that serve highway travelers and rural communities.
02-06-2020In the second episode of The Truck Stops Here, we sat down with Alternative Fuels Council’s Jeff Hove to answer some of the basic biodiesel questions we get from NATSO members looking to start blending biodiesel.
01-28-2020
Appeals court ruling hands a major victory to biofuels stakeholders, casting doubt on the legal underpinnings of EPA’s rationale for increasing the number of small refinery exemptions and adding a new wrinkle of uncertainty to an already-volatile Renewable Fuel Standard program.
01-27-2020Water in fuel tanks is a concern for all travel plaza and truckstop operators, but the fuel itself is not the cause of water issues in fuel tanks. Storing fuel — be it petroleum diesel, renewable diesel, biodiesel or gasoline— in a clean, dry tank is critical. In fact, water is the common denominator for two major issues with fuel storage: microbial contamination and corrosion. Let’s address these one at a time, and then discuss a few tips to help.
01-24-2020The Internal Revenue Service on Jan. 16 issued guidance for fuel retailers and blenders seeking to claim the biodiesel tax credit for years 2018 and 2019. Fuel retailers who have purchased […]
01-16-2020A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee advanced nine bills Jan. 9, including H.R. 5545 (116) from Chairman Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) that would authorize billions of dollars to expand the nation’s electric vehicle charging network.
01-10-2020Jeff Hove, vice president of NATSO’s Alternative Fuels Council, recently shared his industry insight on the alternative fuels market on the podcast Convenience Matters.
01-08-2020In late December, President Trump signed legislation that retroactively renewed the $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax credit and extended it through 2022. It marked an enormous victory for not only the travel center industry, but also for the environment and America’s truck drivers and consumers.
Importantly, it allows diesel retailers to receive significant profits from blending bio into their diesel. Let’s take a look at what this means from an individual truckstop or travel plaza owner operator’s perspective.
01-02-2020 Alexandria, Va. — NATSO, representing America's travel plazas and truckstops, on Dec. 20 applauded Congress for passing and President Trump for signing legislation that would retroactively renew the $1 per-gallon biodiesel […]
12-23-2019 The Final Rule also includes the Agency’s plan for “reallocating” gallons of renewable fuel that are waived pursuant to the “Small Refinery Exemption” Program.
12-19-2019
