Reviver’s Alex Dimitrijevic Explains the Three Core Values of Digital License Plates
By FMW Editorial Staff
Fleet Management Weekly sat down several weeks ago with Alex Dimitrijevic, the National Fleet Director for Reviver, to discuss the company's digital license plate, an innovative product changing the game for registration renewals and fleet management.
Dimitrijevic, said, "Reviver is the first company in the world that has developed a digital license plate to replace the current metal license plate.
For 120+ years cars have advanced technologically, so why not the plate?"
Vehicles Stolen with Keys Left Inside on the Rise
The growing popularity of thefts with keys left inside the vehicle should sound an alarm to drivers as temperatures drop and the urge to leave cars warming up rises.
Thefts trends by month demonstrate stolen vehicles with keys left in the vehicle are seasonally driven. Thefts with keys are lower in months with more moderate temperatures and rise with lower temperatures. One reason for this seasonal rise in thefts is “puffing.”
VW Will Install up to 25,000 EV Chargers Globally in 2023
At the end of 2022, Volkswagen Group had installed more than one-third of the 45,000 EV chargers that it intends to install by 2025 – that’s around 15,000 EV chargers with a charging capacity of up to 350 kW.
VW is planning for around 10,000 of its EV chargers – what it calls “high-power charging points,” in corporate speak – to be online in Europe, and up to 25,000 in total globally by the end of 2023.
Electrify America (EA) is in charge of VW Group’s electric infrastructure in the US. EA’s website says it currently has 3,551 fast and Level 2 EV chargers online and that 90 are “coming soon.” It’s going to take quite an effort for VW and EA to reach its North American goal of 10,000.
How to Charge Your EV Safely at Home or Away
By Austin Morris, Kelley Blue Book
You can easily plug in your electric car, walk away, and let the battery recharge — much like your mobile phone. While EV charging is safe when using the right equipment, you must follow some steps to help ensure the car’s battery health and your own well-being.
A damaged charger is an unsafe charger, one that could cause harm to you or your EV when plugging it in.
It is crucial to stay on top of any safety recalls for your vehicle, especially if the problem is related to the car’s battery, which is the most expensive component.
Ford’s BlueCruise Ousts GM’s Super Cruise as CR’s Top-Rated Active Driving Assistance System
BlueCruise is what’s known as an active driving assistance (ADA) system. In the simplest terms, ADA is the simultaneous use of a car’s adaptive cruise control (ACC) to control speed and lane centering assistance (LCA) to control steering.
The 12 active driving assistance systems Consumer Reports tested were put through their paces. Each system was rated for its performance in 40 separate tests, such as steering the car, controlling the speed, and keeping the driver safe and engaged with the act of driving. Additional features such as automatic lane changes or reacting for traffic lights were not evaluated in this test.
CR testers evaluated the way each of the 12 systems performed within five specific categories: capability and performance, keeping the driver engaged, ease of use, clear when safe to use, and unresponsive driver.
