CarCheckUp Device made by CarCheckup LLC of Carmel, IN, monitors driving distance and style by the use of an onboard plug-in device. Drivers can plug the CarCheckUp device into their OBD II port and just drive. The device can be removed at any time and the data downloaded to the Internet.
An Energy Department official said the Obama administration will be proposing in its upcoming budget a $7,500 tax credit for electric cars sold at dealerships, similar to the Cash for Clunkers program in 2009. This will be in addition to electric vehicle tax credits consumers can currently access when filing tax returns.
Every day more than 285,000 FedEx team members deliver some 7 million packages to 220 countries. Every 24 hours FedEx aircraft fly 500,000 miles, and couriers travel 2.5 million miles. Nearly every single mile is fueled by oil. Now the company is moving to electric delivery vehicles.
Ford is recalling certain model-year 2009 and 2010 F-150 pickup trucks to fix or replace their interior door-handle assemblies. According to a defect notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall affects trucks with chrome interior door handles that were built from Jan. 18, 2008, through Nov. 30, 2009. The recall affects 280,946 vehicles.