CNW Research is suggesting that February's slipping used-car market may be traced to Toyota's troubles. Many independent dealers don't have resources to handle repairs and recalls, so Toyota sales are sluggish. And the market's price downturn is almost all the fault of Toyota's products.
Live traffic reports, even weather updates, are available on the navigation screens of many new cars. Turning a minivan into a roving Wi-Fi hot spot with Internet access for everyone on board is easy enough. Unlocking a car from 1,000 miles away is a simple task for a smartphone. But you still cannot watch broadcast TV on the road, or at least, it hasn't been easy to do. That is about to change, giving relief to families and commuters trapped in snaking lines of taillights.
AT&T is bringing in a CNG van in Oakland, Calif., its 1,000th alternative energy vehicle in its fleet of 77,000 vehicles. Overall conversions to more alternative fuel and fuel-efficient vehicles is expected to save the company 49 million gallons of gasoline over a 10-year deployment.
Fuel cell light vehicles expected to be commercially launched in 2014 in most regions of world. The US will be the largest market for FCVs in 2020, followed by China and Germany.
Fleet industry speakers are gathering at the Propane Engine Fuel Summit to talk about the benefits of using "AutoGas," also known as propane, as an engine fuel. Propane experts and government officials will talk about vehicle conversions and the available fueling network. An Alliance AutoGas program will be converting 1,200 conventional gasoline fleet vehicles to run on AutoGas.