Navman Wireless Facilitates Online Fleet Management with Driver Scorecards
A new driver behavior feature has been launched by Navman Wireless. The new feature includes four reports and two dashboard key performance indicators (KPI), which target trouble spots and alert the driver through the system’s keyboard. It includes a Scorecard feature that measures driving behaviors, using metrics from the device’s GPS tracker installed in the […]
CarInsurance.com Takes a Look at Where Car Accidents Really Come from
A new analysis by CarInsurance.com reveals that the familiar two-car accident made up less than half of all incidents reported by car insurance shoppers. The analysis drew on data submitted by more than 42,000 car insurance shoppers who listed previous incidents as they compared rates for liability, comprehensive and collision policies. “We buy auto insurance because we envision two cars careening toward each other and screeching brakes,” said CarInsurance.com managing editor Des Toups. “But more than a third of all incidents involve things like a parked car, the weather, vandalism, hitting animals or road debris.”....
Ethanol Playing a Major Role in US Economy and Transportation
Ethanol has become a lightning rod for debate lately – in Washington, blogs, media reports, and industry conferences. It turns out ethanol plays a big role in the US economy (and that of Brazil, though that comes from sugar cane overseas and not corn, the mainstay of US ethanol). It does get difficult to follow coverage of what’s happening with Environmental Protection Agency standards, the E15 political battle, and the impact of long-term drought conditions in the US market and its impact on fuel and food prices. So here’s an overview of what’s been happening lately…
Black Book’s Ricky Beggs Forecasts Where Used Car Prices are Going
It’s been an historic time for anyone working in fleet vehicle remarketing – prices have been dramatically high and market conditions have been changing with new digital technology and upstream channels. So what does 2013 look like for used vehicle values? Automotive News spoke with used car market expert Ricky Beggs, managing editor of Black Book, at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention, and here are a few of the points he made:
Lithium Ion Battery Durability and Europe’s New Mennekes Type 2 Connector
I was honored to moderate a panel last week during the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference in Pasadena, Calif., that featured four speakers – Erik Spek of the TÜV SÜD Canada battery testing firm, Keith Wilson from Society of Automotive Engineers, Galen Ressler, General Motors (who has worked on the Chevrolet Volt’s battery pack performance) and […]
