An avalanche of auto sales has pushed the government's $1 billion Cash for Clunkers program to its funding limit. Nearly 250,000 vehicles have been sold through the program. The White House is working with Congress to find more money. Some lawmakers may ask for additional fuel efficiency guidelines before approving the money.
Truck and bus companies are cited and sometimes closed for unsafe practices, but over 500 are still operating with different company names but the same owners, vehicles and drivers. GAO and Congress have the FMCSA scrambling to improve identification of these violators.
"Navigation-cooperative intelligent pedal" and "active stability assist" systems debuting on MY2010 Nissan Fuga car in Japan keep drivers out of trouble driving curves. They are part of Nissan's effort to use electronic systems in cooperative mode to prevent unsafe situations rather than just protect occupants when a crash occurs.
BAF Technologies will convert 8,000 AT&T fleet vehicles to natural gas over the next five years. All totaled, AT&T will convert 15,000 vehicles to have the largest corporate alternative-fuel fleet in the nation. BAF will hire additional workers and expand its facilities to manage the extra work. The company will have the capacity to convert up to 1,800 vehicle per year.