Automotive Tag

Infotainment Systems Assist Hangry Drivers

March 28, 2019

There seems to be no stopping the progression of technology in automobiles. Your vehicle infotainment system may now offer your favorite restaurant app. Some of the restaurant chains participating are Dominos, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Applebees, TGI Fridays and iHop. People spend an average of 72 minutes…

Automakers Are Finding It Difficult To Make Money On Mobility

March 15, 2019

Automakers face many challenges as they sink money into attempts to figure out the future of the industry. Shared mobility startups have attracted significant spending—about $5 billion in private investment last year, or 71% more than in 2017, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance research….

Trump’s 2020 Budget Plans to Kill Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

March 13, 2019

President Trump has proposed a new spending bill for 2020 which calls for eliminating the tax credits that have helped promote the emergence of the battery-car market. The proposal could hit a snag when Congress begins to consider the new White House budget. Some lawmakers backed…

What is Peak Car?

February 28, 2019

Peak car is a hypothesis that motor vehicle distance traveled per capita, predominantly by private car, has peaked and will now fall in a sustained manner. The automobile once both a badge of success and the most convenient conveyance between points A and B is falling…

Electric Cars are About to Make Road Conditions Worse

February 26, 2019

U.S. roads and bridges are in abysmal shape — and that was before the recent winter storms made things even worse. In fact, the government rates over one-quarter of all urban interstates as in fair or poor condition and one-third of U.S. bridges need repair. To fix the potholes and…