NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require automatic emergency braking and pedestrian AEB systems on passenger cars and light trucks. The proposed rule is expected to dramatically reduce crashes associated with pedestrians and rear-end crashes.
“Today, we take an important step forward to save lives and make our roadways safer for all Americans,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “Just as lifesaving innovations from previous generations like seat belts and air bags have helped improve safety, requiring automatic emergency braking on cars and trucks would keep all of us safer on our roads.”
Blink Charging Wins USPS Contract
Blink Charging was recently chosen as a supplier for the United States Postal Service.
Speakers Announced for NAFA’s Fleet Safety Symposium
A line-up of industry-leading experts will discuss the most crucial aspects of fleet safety programs, ensuring you have critical insights on fleet safety technology, policies, driver training, emerging legislation, and trends. Learn more and register today!
Gain helpful strategies and straightforward answers to your fleet safety challenges at NAFA's Fleet Safety Symposium 2023, June 22-23 in Indianapolis.
Speakers include Sue Miller (Geotab), Cindy Fraley-Hunter (Johnson & Johnson), Phil Moser (Driving Dynamics), Corey Woinarowicz (NoCell Technologies), Lori Olson (Geotab) and Pam O’Donnell (Catch You Later Foundation).
Colorado Offers Millions to Help Truck and Car Fleets Plug In
Colorado state officials are dangling $7 million to changeover fossil fuel use in the state to clean-generated electricity.
The fund is part of $310 million in electrification funding available through the Colorado Energy Office and other state agencies in coming years. The budget is also committed to tax credits for new and used electric vehicle purchases.
Fleet ZERO offers grants for building fast charging stations to local governments or private businesses that run large groups of light-, medium- or heavy-duty electric vehicles.
The government has done its job requiring manufacturers to produce increasing percentages of clean electric vehicles of all sizes, state regulators say, and now Colorado must ease the change with grants for charging and other support systems.
Hyundai CEO Reveals US EV Leases Are Climbing as Buyers Take Advantage of IRA Tax Credit
Hyundai has been on a roll in the US as the automaker embraces the industry’s transition to electric vehicles. The automaker says EV leases are climbing as buyers take advantage of the tax credit provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
After the new IRA guidelines took effect in April, electric models with assembly or battery minerals sourced outside the US or its free trade partners lost eligibility. A recent update from the IRS allows foreign-assembly models to bypass the law if the vehicles are leased rather than purchased outright. This is because leases are interpreted as commercial business in the law and, as a result, are eligible for the $7,500 tax credit.
