Volvo to have electric trucks on the road this year

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Volvo Trucks will have electric trucks on the road this year. The company announced it would put the first of its electric trucks on the road in Europe in 2018, matching the trucks with selected customers for a first release.

Total aquires Maersk Oil & Gas for nearly $7.5B

PARIS, FRANCE - In a debt for stock swap, petroleum company Total has acquired Maersk Oil & Gas from A.P. Moller. The Scandinavian transportation and energy company will receive nearly $5 billion in Total stock, while Total takes on $2.5 billion in debt from Maersk Oil & Gas. Total has also offered a seat on its board to A.P. Moller's main shareholder.

Mercedes-Benz Actros sets fuel economy world record

STUTTGART, Germany -- Over a seven-day, 7,900-mile run completed at the Nardo motor-race circuit in southern Italy, a state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz Actros cab-over tractor with a dry-van trailer posted a spectacular 12.10 mpg.

EUROPE FINDS EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS

How emissions standards across the pond may soon affect you.