You know you have a credit score. Did you know that you might also have a driver score? The score reflects the safety of your driving habits — how often you slam on the brakes, speed, look at your phone or drive late at night. While you can see your credit score, you will have… Continue reading Is Your Driving Being Secretly Scored?
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Biden Administration Tightens Mileage Rules to Buoy Electric Vehicles
The Biden administration on Friday tightened vehicle fuel mileage standards, part of its strategy to transform the American auto market into one that is dominated by electric vehicles that do not emit the pollution that is heating the planet. The new mileage standards announced by the Transportation Department are among several regulations the administration is… Continue reading Biden Administration Tightens Mileage Rules to Buoy Electric Vehicles
How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)
Electric cars are more expensive than gasoline models largely because batteries cost so much. But new technology could turn those pricey devices into an asset, giving owners benefits like reduced utility bills, lower lease payments or free parking. Ford Motor, General Motors, BMW and other automakers are exploring how electric-car batteries could be used to… Continue reading How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)
EVs Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable
Alex Lawrence, a dealer in Salt Lake City who specializes in used electric cars, has seen a change over the last year in the kinds of customers who are coming into his showroom. They used to be well-heeled professionals who could drop $70,000 on a Rivian luxury pickup truck. Recently, Mr. Lawrence said, customers have… Continue reading EVs Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable
Car Deals Vanished During the Pandemic. They’re Coming Back.
For much of the last four years, automakers and their dealers had so few cars to sell — and demand was so strong — that they could command high prices. Those days are over, and hefty discounts are starting a comeback. During the coronavirus pandemic, auto production was slowed first by factory closings and then… Continue reading Car Deals Vanished During the Pandemic. They’re Coming Back.
‘Not Everything Was Bad’: Saluting the Mercedes of Eastern Europe and a Communist Past
As the beige car bounced up to the former Soviet barracks, the rattling of its half-century-old motor overpowered the din of people setting up for the day’s festivities at a temporary fairground. A man dressed in the dark green uniform of a 1950s traffic cop, replete with an old-fashioned leather cap, blew his whistle sharply… Continue reading ‘Not Everything Was Bad’: Saluting the Mercedes of Eastern Europe and a Communist Past
U.A.W. Seeks a New Election at Mercedes-Benz Plants in Alabama
A week after losing a hard-fought election at two Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama, the United Automobile Workers asked federal officials on Friday to order a new vote, saying the German carmaker violated labor laws to suppress support for the union. Mercedes-Benz conducted a “relentless anti-union campaign” marked by “wanton lawlessness,” the U.A.W. said in a… Continue reading U.A.W. Seeks a New Election at Mercedes-Benz Plants in Alabama
Biden Doesn’t Want You Buying an E.V. From China. Here’s Why.
President Biden wants more of America’s cars and trucks to run on electricity, not gas. His administration has pushed that goal on multiple fronts, including strict new regulations of auto emissions and lavish new subsidies to help American consumers take as much as $7,500 off the cost of a new electric vehicle. Mr. Biden’s aides… Continue reading Biden Doesn’t Want You Buying an E.V. From China. Here’s Why.
F1: The Monaco Grand Prix Has Its Thrills and Its Limits
Ask a Grand Prix driver whether Monaco is worthy of its place on the Formula 1 calendar, and the answer will usually be yes. That’s even though the Grand Prix can often be less than thrilling. The track is so narrow and the cars so big that drivers rarely can pass, or overtake, each other.… Continue reading F1: The Monaco Grand Prix Has Its Thrills and Its Limits
How a $10 Fee on Your Car Insurance Bill Is Actually Spent
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll find out about a $10 annual fee that’s added in every car insurance policy in New York State. We’ll also see what former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the city’s public advocate, Jumaane Williams, said when they criticized Mayor Eric Adams. In New York, there’s an automatic add-on that makes… Continue reading How a $10 Fee on Your Car Insurance Bill Is Actually Spent