Deaths from Distracted Driving are 100% Preventable
What can we, as individuals, do to help save the lives of people involved in crashes caused by distracted driving? For starters, you do not need to pick up that phone, text or message when you are behind the wheel.
Fleet Changes Daily, and It’s Exciting to Keep Up
The fleet industry changes daily, and you have to keep up to speed, but all of the challenges and opportunities can be quite exciting.
Biden Prepping Plan to Push Gas Prices Down
President Joe Biden apparently has a plan in the works to reverse gas prices that have jumped an average of 13 cents in the last week.
The president noted that gas prices have dropped by about $1 per gallon since the beginning of summer, “But the price of gas is still too high, and we need to keep working to bring it down. I’ll have more to say about that next week.”
He provided no specifics while talking to a group in Los Angeles about bipartisan infrastructure investments, but it’s possible further releases from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve could play a role. White House officials have offered no formal comment about what action the president is considering.
Used EV Prices Finally Stabilizing in US
Used electric vehicle price stabilization is great news because, based on price, Recurrent reports that only 12% of used EVs on the market today would qualify for the tax credits that begin in January 2023 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
The IRA includes a used EV credit that will be applied at 30% of the purchase price with a cap of $4,000.
All used plug-in electric vehicles with batteries that are at least 7 kWh are eligible if the model year is at least two years earlier than the calendar year in which the taxpayer acquires it and the cost of the used EV is under $25,000.
California Asked to Sue Hyundai, Kia Over Ongoing Vehicle Thefts
Hyundai and Kia owners are not happy. Owners in recent months have faced ongoing threats or unfortunate successes of having their vehicles stolen due to Hyundai’s lack of installing engine immobilizers.
Then the Kia Boys entered the picture, with a video demonstrating just how easy it was to steal those vehicles making the rounds online. When Hyundai presented a poor solution that would cost owners a significant chunk of change, vehicle owners banded together to take on the automaker in a lawsuit.
This morning, MLG principal attorney Jonathan Michaels sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom asking for the state to initiate litigation against Hyundai over the thefts.
