The World’s First Electric Pickup Truck
Workhorse debuted the world’s first electric pickup truck at this year’s Work Truck Show. It’s designed primarily for fleets.
Chad Lindholm Named VP of Business Development at eDriving
Chad Lindholm has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Busines Development at eDriving, provider of online driver training and global driver risk management.
Lindholm has served in sales and marketing roles for more than 25 years, and in the fleet industry since 2011. Most recently, he served as Director of Fleet Product & Marketing for Explore Information Services, provider of the SuperVision driver license monitoring system.
Electronic Vehicle Monitoring and Notification Service
AutomobileMonitor.com offers fleets a free trial to demonstrate the value of its electronic vehicle monitoring and notification service.
If users don’t see value in it, then nothing lost! Current users say the money saved in not having to pay towing storage fees far exceeds the low monthly cost for the service once the free trial expires.
HOW IT WORKS: AutomobileMonitor electronically monitors vehicles for fleets and lien holders, instantly notifying users electronically on all occurrences including tow, storage, awaiting export / import, collision, stolen, stolen recovery, title change, and more.
EXCLUSVE DATA ACCESS: AutomobileMonitor has access to unique vehicle occurrence data that others don’t receive. This includes, for example, the data on eimpound.com; which allows tow providers, law enforcement, and government agencies to receive lien holder and owner information at no cost while also electronically notifying lien holders of a tow.
Parent company Locator Technologies monitors over 85% of all lien holder vehicles in America and more than 30 million vehicles, where real-time data finds vehicles in less than 24 hours versus 2 weeks.
No ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ With Car Subscription Services
Instead of buying or leasing a car, subscription services offer simple and flexible ways to drive a vehicle, for one monthly fee, with options to exchange it according to tasks, or even moods.
Manufacturers such as Cadillac, Ford, Volvo and Porsche offer subscriptions to their cars, while companies such as Fair, Flexdrive, Clutch and Carma allow members to drive a variety of makes and models.
“This seems to be what people have been asking for all along — a negotiation-free way of driving a car,” says Matt Jones, a senior consumer advice editor at Edmunds. “And there’s no fear of buyer’s remorse — if you don’t like the car, jettison it and get something else.”
Read the article at USA TODAY.
Cold Weather Can Dramatically Chill The Chevy Bolt’s EV Range
According to General Motors, the Bolt can travel nearly 240 miles on a single charge, but that number can easily be reduced 100 miles or more depending on road conditions, individual driving style and most importantly - cold weather.
EV range drops in low temperatures, especially when combined with abundant heater use, fast driving, quick trips multiple times a day and conventional braking (instead of regenerative).
“For any electric vehicle, range will always depend on several factors like weather, driving conditions, temperature preferences in the car and overall driver habits,” Joe LaMuraglia, a Chevrolet spokesman, said.
Read the article at The Washington Post.
