News Review – 5/23/23

State and Industry News for  May 23, 2023 FDA Issues Import Alert on Unauthorized Vapes (NACS Daily) Experts Discuss Gas Prices in Arizona (12 News) Bright Future for EVs, Renewable Energy in AZ (AZ Capitol Times) Governor Kemp Signs Legislation Ensuring GA Has a Free Market for EV Charging (Charge Ahead Partnership) MAPCO Express to Be Split Between Two Acquirers (NACS Daily) Record Number of People Arrested in an International … Read More

Director Report – EMA Day on the Hill

APMA Travels to DC for EMA Day on the Hill Roughly 200 fuel marketers from all across the country gathered in Washington DC on May 10-12 for the EMA DC Conference and Day on the Hill. In the opening session, Congressman Greg Pence addressed the group. Amanda Gray with APMA and Jess Miller with Miller Oil and Diamond Trucking met with Arizona’s members of Congress and Senate and staff. If … Read More

Director Report – Summer FM

Summer Edition of the Fuel Monitor Magazine Now Available The summer edition of the APMA Fuel Monitor magazine is now available! This magazine features the Scholarship Golf Tournament recap and photos, information about ADOT’s new state identification card and driver’s license design and ADEQ’s FR reporting guide, state legislative tracker, federal issue updates and more. It has information about the upcoming APMA Annual Conference and Golf Tournament. The hard copy … Read More

News Review – 4/25/23

State and Industry News • Maverik Acquires Kum & Go (NACS Daily) • Policy Instability Is Bad for Business (Chamber Business News) • Arizona Will Fail Clean-Air Standards if Other States Aren’t ‘Good Neighbors’ (AZ Capitol Times) • Why America’s EV Chargers Keep Breaking (Politico) • Stringent Air Quality Rule Will Hurt Our Economic Recovery and Growth (Chamber Business News) • Chevron, Exxon Work Toward Cleaner Gasoline (NACS Daily)

Director Report – Spring FM

Spring Fuel Monitor Edition Available Now The spring edition of the APMA Fuel Monitor magazine is now available! This magazine features why Arizona needs to incentivize private industry investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, Weights and Measures information on test standards, legislative tracker, federal issue updates and more. It has photos and recaps from the Holiday and April membership meeting and luncheon. The hard copy mailed to you should arrive … Read More

News Review – 3/21/23

State and Industry News for March 21, 2023 • 7-Eleven Launches EV Charging Network (NACS) • Hobbs Signs Executive Order to Ban Hair Discrimination (AZ Capitol Times) • Exploring Priorities and Preserving Optionality (Fuels Institute) • bp Economist Warns of Focusing too Much on Decarbonization (NACS) • US Petroleum Product Exports Set a Record High in 2022 (EIA) • Americans Support More Parking for Trucks – But Not Nearby (NACS)

News Review – 3/1/23

Bill Encouraging Private Sector Investment in EV Charging Passes Committee; Pulser Bill Moves to House On a party line vote, the Senate Commerce Committee passed SB 1501 that would incentivize private companies to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at their existing businesses. At a stakeholder meeting with utilities, there was resistance to any version of this bill advancing. We need your help to encourage Senators to support the bill on … Read More

News Review – 2/7/23

State and Industry News for February 7, 2023   ·    Demand Charges Hamper C-Store Investment in EV Charging (NACS) ·    Domestic Renewable Diesel Capacity Could More than Double through 2025 (EIA Today in Energy) ·    Two Arizonans Will Be Sitting with Dr. Biden for the State of the Union (12 News) ·    Phoenix City Council Votes to Spend $230 M on Low- and No-emission Buses (AZ Central) ·    FTC Proposal … Read More

News Review – 1/23/23

State and Industry News for January 23, 2023 Hobbs Emphasizes Collaboration and Prioritizes Education in first State of the State Address (Chamber Business News) California Transitions Away form Utility Ownership of EV Charging Infrastructure (Charge Ahead Partnership) Is Tempe’s Flavored Vape Ban Doomed to Fail? (AZ Republic) Tempe Delays Action on Proposed Flavored Nicotine Ban (Phoenix New Times) EIA Expects US Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices to Decline in 2023 … Read More