China’s Electric Vehicle Showdown for Global Leadership
Because the electric-car market in China dwarfs those of all other countries, foreign firms see it as a fight for their futures.
China accounted for 60% of the 1.3 million electric-only cars sold globally last year.
For China, the competition will test whether the country’s industrial push has advanced to the point where homegrown companies, such as Beijing Electric Vehicle, can best Western rivals in a still-fledgling industry in which global leadership has yet to solidify.
Read the article at Fortune.
In a Risk-filled World, It’s Time to Reevaluate the Design of Your Driver Safety Training Programs
By Art Liggio, President and CEO, Driving Dynamics
According to recent reports, the annual accident rate for fleets is currently around 20 percent and each result in an average cost in excess of $24,000.
These statistics shed light on an area of opportunity to improve driver safety, which starts with adopting the proper training programs.
Researchers at leading traffic safety institutes around the world acknowledge that training can play an extremely important role in developing cultural values, beliefs, sound habits, and skills. But, that’s only if the proper instructional design methods for adult learners are incorporated into the training regimen.
Why is this important? Because properly trained fleet drivers can lower their risk of crashes using advanced driving techniques.
Growing Connecticut City Downsized Sedan Fleet by 80 Percent Without Skipping A Beat
A case study in optimizing vehicle utilization
By Mark Boada, Executive Editor
As a webinar sponsored by NAFA last month hinted, it can be hard for government fleets to monitor and measure vehicle use, especially when they are highly decentralized.
The subject of the webinar was the fleet owned by the City of Stamford, Connecticut, a booming suburb of 130,000 people about an hour’s drive from New York City. Seven years ago, the fleet consisted of slightly more than 1,100 vehicles, of which 80 were sedans, all operated as the exclusive assets of more than 45 different city departments and agencies.
Today, the sedan fleet has been trimmed to 21 vehicles, all centrally managed as a pooled fleet, and happily shared by all the same users.
World’s Most Ambitious Plan for Taxi Wireless Charging Launched by Oslo
Oslo, Norway will be the world’s first city to mitigate the issue of recharging electric vehicles by installing wireless charging systems for taxi cabs.
“The future is electric, and it is already here, right now. Wireless charging is a potential game changer,” said Sture Portvik, Oslo’s electro mobility manager, in a statement. “From 2023 onward, all taxis in Oslo will be zero emission."
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
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