Tag: ExxonMobil

Construction Equipment

Volvo Doubles Oil Change Intervals to 1,000 hours

This OEM doubles its oil drain intervals to 1,000 hours on its wheel loaders, excavators and articulated haulers.

April 9, 2021

Construction Equipment

TODAY: Join us for a live Twitter chat discussing diesel’s rapidly growing popularity and the Ram 1500

In the past few years, consumers have dealt with rising fuel costs and a recession by seeking out more fuel-efficient vehicles. Automakers have obliged them by revamping their lineups with better fuel economy, hybrids and, increasingly, fully-electric vehicles. But what many likely didn’t see coming was a renewed interest in diesel. For decades now, it’s […]

May 22, 2013

Equipment

More evidence of renewed diesel interest emerges as registration of diesel cars surges since 2010

Many have wondered aloud whether or not 2013 would be the “Year of the Diesel.” Renewed interest in the fuel, forecasted by ExxonMobil to become the world’s leading transportation fuel by 2020, is clear. And new data from R.L. Polk and Company for Diesel Technology Forum illustrates that point even further. From 2010 to 2012, […]

May 2, 2013

Roadbuilding

PHMSA may fine ExxonMobil $1.7 million for crude oil pipeline failure

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is initiating an an administrative enforcement action with a proposed fine of $1.7 million to ExxonMobil Pipeline Company. ExxonMobil’s Silvertip Pipeline, a 12-inch crude oil pipeline in the Yellowstone River near Laurel, Montana, failed in July 2011, releasing 1,509 barrels of crude oil. […]

March 27, 2013

Construction Equipment

Supercapacitors may solve battery woes plaguing hybrid and electric vehicles

A new article from Slate makes you wonder: are we wasting our time trying to improve battery technology to power our vehicles when we should be working on capacitors? Electric and electric/fuel hybrid vehicles are steadily growing in popularity. A recent ExxonMobil report forecasts that hybrids will become much more affordable by 2025 and by […]

March 27, 2013

Equipment

ExxonMobil: Diesel will surpass gasoline as top transportation fuel by 2020

As more and more consumers become aware of the greater gas efficiency of diesel, interest in and demand for the fuel has surged as of late. In fact, ExxonMobil expects diesel to jump gasoline as the number one choice for transportation fuel by 2020. The company predicts light duty vehicles will continue to see much […]

March 12, 2013

Roadbuilding

Applications and Innovations

A lifecycle cost analysis, or even a time-specific analysis – winter, for example – might convince you that under the appropriate circumstances, synthetic oils more than pay for themselves.

March 1, 2011