Trucking
Heavy duty with a lighter CO2 footprint
Moving the world’s goods with fewer emissions
On the road to lower GHG emissions
Road transport is vital to modern life, transporting people and goods to meet the needs of society and global economic growth. This has prompted the sector to undertake a transition toward lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emission alternatives. Every day more than 20,000 scientists and engineers at ExxonMobil are working to develop lower-carbon technologies and innovation to help lower GHG emissions from transportation, so we can help our customers navigate through the energy transition. Learn more about ExxonMobil’s position on road transport’s path to reducing GHG emissions.
Delivering fewer emissions
ExxonMobil’s Synergy Diesel Efficient Fuel can deliver a 2 percent increase in fuel economy — an incremental improvement with a big impact. That may not seem like a lot, but take a look at how much that is when applied to a global fleet.
On the road
Each year 5 trillion ton-miles of freight move along the U.S. transportation system.
Fueling deliveries
Trucking accounts for 22 percent of transportation energy use.
Demand growth
Total trucking volume increases from 10M tons in 2012 to 14.8M in 2045.
Energy on the move
Petroleum supplies 91 percent of energy use for transportation.
Innovate, invest and reinvest
There are many ways to reduce emissions from transportation, which means there are many opportunities as well. In Canada, for example, our affiliate Imperial Oil is advancing plans to produce renewable diesel at its Strathcona refinery in Edmonton. They’ll use plant-based feedstock and hydrogen with carbon capture and storage (CCS) to help offset emissions during operation.
Here's a look at that new venture
What it could mean for decarbonizing transportation in the future.
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20K barrels per day of renewable diesel
with an anticipated start date of 2024
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3M metric tons of emissions annually
the reduction of emissions possible in Canada with this renewable diesel
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650K passenger vehicles off the road for one year
that’s the equivalent of cutting 3M metric tons per year.
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500K metric tons of CO2 annually
that’s the amount of CO2 captured by CCS during the renewable diesel production process.
A deeper dive
The future of lower emission transportation fuels
For 30 years, Russ Green has worked primarily in ExxonMobil’s fuels and lubricants businesses. Today Russ is focused on developing lower-emission fuels for the highest emitting industries. Energy Factor recently spoke with Russ about the future of transportation and innovations he’s working on to help lower emissions.
Perspective
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May 13, 2022
From farm leftovers to biofuel
Imagine turning agricultural leftovers into low-emission biofuel. That is, taking plant parts like inedible cornstalks and fueling our cars, trucks, boats and planes. ExxonMobil and its partners at Clariant and Genomatica are working together as part of an ambitious research program to do just that.
Perspective
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Feb. 13, 2020