In-Dash Fuel Payment Now Available Through GM and Shell Partnership
Aiming to make the customer experience at to the gas station a bit easier, General Motors and Shell have partnered to offer “Pay and Save” allowing users to pay for and get discounts on gas using an imbedded app in the infotainment system.
Using the GM’s Marketplace app, users can now locate the nearest Shell station and pay for gas without having to get more than a foot away from their vehicle and without swiping a credit card or using a smart phone to complete the transaction. Payment is charged to the payment method on file, with Fuel Rewards savings applied.
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
Environmentalists Claim New Documents Reveal Trump’s Fuel Arguments Have No Credibility
When it comes to drafting a new policy to ease fuel-economy rules, newly released documents show disagreements between the nation's top environmental regulator, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Transportation Department's auto safety arm, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Environmentalists seized on the documents as proof that the Trump administration is making a bad decision. Andrew Linhardt, deputy director of the Sierra Club, said the documents "ignored all the evidence showing the health and safety benefits of the Clean Car standards in favor of destroying clean air and healthy communities."
Read the article at USA Today.
Why Business Fleets Are Slow to Embrace Car-Sharing, and What They’re Missing
By Mark Boada, Executive Editor
Despite its highly touted benefits, North American business fleets are lagging behind other markets in embracing car-sharing, still a relatively small but booming phenomenon, especially among younger consumers around the world.
That’s the view from a round of interviews with some key players and observers of the nascent car-sharing market.
One big reason for the lag: for the most part, unlike government and academic fleets, business fleets don’t pool their vehicles – they assign them for permanent use by a single driver. As such, drivers generally regard their vehicle as a benefit, and many drivers are allowed to drive them for personal use, some even by members of their immediate family.
The Hottest New Car And Truck Features For 2019
Sure, any car or truck can get you from the proverbial Point A to Point B, and these days most can be expected to make quick and pleasant work of it.
But it’s a car or truck’s most fanciful features that make one stand out from another in a crowded parking lot. These are items that can not only enhance a given model’s performance, safety, and comfort, in some cases they can even enhance a motorist’s personal productivity.
To help you keep current, here’s a quick look at some of the most fanciful vehicular gizmos and gadgets that are debuting for the 2019 model year.
Read the article at Forbes
WEX Fleet Cards Now Accepted at Monro Family of Maintenance Centers
Fleets Can Increase Uptime Paying on Expanded WEX Network
WEX Inc. today announced Monro Inc., the nation’s largest company-owned and -operated vehicle service chain, now accepts WEX fleet payment solutions from its customers.
Through this agreement, WEX’s universal fleet card can be used for payment services at more than 1,100 Monro locations operating under eight regional brands throughout the Eastern U.S.
