Dive Brief:
- Diesel vehicles are coming on strong in the U.S., a study finds, and Exxon Mobil said it expects diesel to be the No. 1 transportation fuel by 2020.
- Registrations of diesel vehicles, including pickups, rose 30% from 2010 through 2013, according to a study commissioned by the Diesel Technology Forum.
- Wyoming, Utah and Montana had the highest portions of their pickup fleets fueled with diesel, while the biggest increase in diesels registered was in North Dakota, Vermont and Illinois.
Dive Insight:
The need to raise average fleet mileage for the automakers is part of what is driving diesel and hybrid engines to the fore. Exxon Mobil's forecast gives diesel 70% of the fuel market by 2040. Natural gas will get from 1% now to 4% then, the projections say.
