Tips for Commercial Driver Fatigue Management

The American Transportation Research Institute unveiled the North American Fatigue Management Program website. NAFMP gives a complete approach to commercial driver fatigue management, with free suggestions and training. The website also includes a Return-on-Investment calculator that allows fleet managers to estimate the cost-benefit of deploying the program completely or selecting a customized program.

 

NHTSA May Expand GM Car Recall

NHTSA may add almost 5,000 vehicles to a recall of the Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal sedans. GM said it would recall the 2012 and 2013 cars because a faulty generator that could stall the engine or cause a fire. NHTSA says the fire may expand the recall to nearly 43,000 cars.

 

MPG Increases 1.1 MPG Over Last Year

Average fuel economy for new 2013 model vehicles sold in the US is 24.6 mpg, up 1.1 mpg from 2012 models, according to researchers at University of Michigan. Fuel economy is up 4.6 mpg since October 2007, when U-M researchers began collecting data. The researchers expect 2013 model year vehicles to improve 1% to 1.2% […]

 

How Are Electric Vehicles Comparing to ICEs for Ownership Cost?

As automakers reduce prices on their plug-in electric vehicles, how does the cost of ownership compare to fuel-efficient internal combustion engine vehicles? Long term lifecycle costs for EVs are still unknown –battery life is a concern for analysts, but there’s still a lot to be learned about where lithium ion batteries are headed. As for the cost of the energy needed to keep the car moving, the US Dept. of Energy has started up a fueling indicator called eGallon….

 

Toyota Prius Hits 3 Million Sales Mark, Resale Values Have Seen Softening

Toyota has hit a landmark sales figure with its Prius model lineup reaching the three million mark in global sales. It wasn’t really that long ago that the Prius hit the one million mark – it was in 2008 even though the product had been originally launched in 1997 in Japan. Resale values haven’t been as strong lately as years ago, and some of this may have to do with the flood of hybrid models on the market now from various automakers; and gasoline prices haven’t spiked up enough lately for hybrids to be as strong as they can be on the resale market according to a few analysts….