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ZIPCAR LAUNCHES NEXT PHASE OF NYC DOT ON-STREET CARSHARE PROGRAM, TRIPLING THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE ZIPCARS ON-STREET IN NYC

ZIPCAR LAUNCHES NEXT PHASE OF NYC DOT ON-STREET CARSHARE PROGRAM, TRIPLING THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE ZIPCARS ON-STREET IN NYC

Installation of 94 new curbside Zipcar parking spaces begins this week, with new locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 -- New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced the next phase of a major expansion of the citywide curbside cars ... Continue reading

1000 MIGLIA Returns For Second Edition Of Sorrento Roads

1000 MIGLIA Returns For Second Edition Of Sorrento Roads

BRESCIA, Italy, March 29, 2023 -- Everything is ready for the second edition of Sorrento Roads by 1000 Miglia, the event that from Friday 31 March to Sunday 2 April will take the Red Arrow from the Gulf of Sorrento to the Gulf of Naples, to the immensity of the Royal Palace of Caserta and among the steep cliffs of the ... Continue reading

California's FIRST public DC Fast Truck Chargers Now Open For Public Use

California's FIRST public DC Fast Truck Chargers Now Open For Public Use

Chargers near the U.S./Mexico border speed up charging for trucks, delivery vans, buses and other large vehicles. SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2023 -- Today, San Diego Gas & Electric, along with local and state officials, unveiled four public, direct current (DC) fast chargers at a busy truck stop just north of the Otay Mesa P ... Continue reading

InventHelp Inventor Develops an Automatic Vehicle Sunshade (SCO-291)

InventHelp Inventor Develops an Automatic Vehicle Sunshade (SCO-291)

PITTSBURGH, March 29, 2023 -- "Typical cardboard sunshades are very cumbersome, I thought there had to be an easier way to protect the interior of a vehicle from the sun," said an inventor from Roseville, Calif., "so I invented (S) SHADES. It is a practical way to keep vehicles cool without the hassle."The patent-pendi ... Continue reading

New Zealand Steering Control Market Report 2023: Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, and Forecasts, 2018-2028 - Stringent Emission Norms and Regulations Supports the Market Growth

New Zealand Steering Control Market Report 2023: Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, and Forecasts, 2018-2028 - Stringent Emission Norms and Regulations Supports the Market Growth

DUBLIN, March 29, 2023 -- The "Steering Control Market - New Zealand Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2018-2028 Segmented By Vehicle Type (Passenger Cars, Light Commercial Vehicle, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicle), By Type, By Pinion Type, By Demand Category, and By Region" report has been add ... Continue reading

Philippines Car Care Products Markets, Competition, Forecasts, & Opportunities, 2028 - Surging Demand for Prolonging the Life of Automobiles and Maintaining their Aesthetics

Philippines Car Care Products Markets, Competition, Forecasts, & Opportunities, 2028 - Surging Demand for Prolonging the Life of Automobiles and Maintaining their Aesthetics

DUBLIN, March 29, 2023 -- The "Philippines Car Care Products Market, By Vehicle Type, By Product Type (Cleaning & Washing, Polishing & Waxing, Sealing Glaze & Coating, Others), By Application, By End Use, By Distribution Channel, By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2028" report has been added to  Researc ... Continue reading

Saudi Arabia Automotive Head-Up Display (HUD) Markets, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2028

Saudi Arabia Automotive Head-Up Display (HUD) Markets, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2028

DUBLIN, March 29, 2023 -- The "Saudi Arabia Automotive Head-Up Display (HUD) Market, By Type (Windshield HUD, Combiner HUD), By Technology (Augmented Reality, Conventional), By Vehicle Type (Passenger Car, Commercial Vehicle), By Demand Category, By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2028" report has been ad ... Continue reading

Saudi Arabia Autonomous Vehicle Markets Report 2023: Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2018-2027 with Local Motors, GM, Ford, Nissan and Kia Dominating

Saudi Arabia Autonomous Vehicle Markets Report 2023: Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2018-2027 with Local Motors, GM, Ford, Nissan and Kia Dominating

DUBLIN, March 29, 2023 -- The "Saudi Arabia Autonomous Vehicle Market, By Vehicle Type (Passenger Car, Commercial Vehicle), By Level of Autonomy (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5), By Vehicle Autonomy (Semi-Autonomous, Fully Autonomous), By Propulsion (ICE, Electric), By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities" report has been ... Continue reading

Saudi Arabia Commercial Vehicle Tire Markets, Competition, Forecasts & Opportunities, 2029 with Bridgestone, Hankook, Continental, Michelin, & Yokohama Dominating

Saudi Arabia Commercial Vehicle Tire Markets, Competition, Forecasts & Opportunities, 2029 with Bridgestone, Hankook, Continental, Michelin, & Yokohama Dominating

DUBLIN, March 29, 2023 -- The "Saudi Arabia Commercial Vehicle Tire Market, By Vehicle Type (LCV, M&HCV), By Tire Construction Type (Radial, Bias), By Price Segment (Budget, Ultra Budget, Premium), By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2029" report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Saudi ... Continue reading

TrueCar Releases Analysis of March and First Quarter Industry Sales

TrueCar Releases Analysis of March and First Quarter Industry Sales

Fleet sales are at their highest in three years SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 29, 2023 -- TrueCar, Inc. , the easiest, most efficient and transparent online destination for buying and selling new and used vehicles, expects total new vehicle industry sales to reach 1,356,762 units in March 2023, up 7% from a year ago an ... Continue reading

United Arab Emirates Automotive Sensors (Temperature, Pressure, Oxygen, Position, Motion, Torque, Optical) Markets, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2028

United Arab Emirates Automotive Sensors (Temperature, Pressure, Oxygen, Position, Motion, Torque, Optical) Markets, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2028

DUBLIN, March 29, 2023 -- The "UAE Automotive Sensors Market, By Sensor Type (Temperature Sensor, Pressure Sensor, Oxygen Sensor, Position Sensor, Motion Sensor, Torque Sensor, Optical Sensor, Others), By Vehicle Type, By Application, By Technology, By Region, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2028" report has been ... Continue reading

"Rosie the Riveter" among WWII heroes to launch 2023 Dream Flights Tour

"Rosie the Riveter" among WWII heroes to launch 2023 Dream Flights Tour

SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2023 -- Carson City, Nev.-based Dream Flights will launch its 2023 Dream Flights Tour in San Diego on Thursday, March 30 at Gillespie Field/Circle Air Group, located at 681 Kenney St., El Cajon. Six World War II heroes, including US Marine Corps veteran and "Rosie the Riveter" Roberta (Randy) Tidmo ... Continue reading

EverWind Fuels Applauds Government of Canada's Budget 2023

EverWind Fuels Applauds Government of Canada's Budget 2023

Budget 2023 Positions Canada to Lead the Global Clean Energy Transition HALIFAX, NS, March 29, 2023 - EverWind Fuels Company ("EverWind"), Canada's most advanced large-scale green hydrogen project, applauds the Government of Canada's 2023 Budget. The global movement toward green energy is rapidly accelerating, and this ... Continue reading

Hyundai IONIQ 5 Named 2023 Top Pick Family EV by Cars.com

Hyundai IONIQ 5 Named 2023 Top Pick Family EV by Cars.com

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 29, 2023 – Hyundai’s award-winning IONIQ 5 has received the Top Pick Family EV by Cars.com in its new Top Pick awards that showcase the best electric vehicles in four categories: Luxury, Family, Value and Commuter. This is a second award by Cars.com for the IONIQ 5, it was recently na ... Continue reading

Biomass Gasification Global Market to 2032: Increasing Adoption of Environment-friendly Energy Sources Drives Growth

Biomass Gasification Global Market to 2032: Increasing Adoption of Environment-friendly Energy Sources Drives Growth

DUBLIN, March 28, 2023 -- The "Biomass Gasification Global Market Report 2023" report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market. ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive Forecast: An Upside Surprise Expected for U.S. Auto Sales in Q1 2023

Cox Automotive Forecast: An Upside Surprise Expected for U.S. Auto Sales in Q1 2023

New-vehicle sales volume is forecast to grow 5.7% year over year in Q1; the sales pace is forecast at an unexpectedly strong annual rate of 15 million, up from 14.1 million in Q1 2022. New-vehicle inventory levels significantly improved from Q1 2022, helping stimulate sales despite elevated prices and high auto loan ra ... Continue reading

General Motors Names Hanon Systems a 2022 Supplier of the Year

General Motors Names Hanon Systems a 2022 Supplier of the Year

SEOUL, South Korea, March 28, 2023 -- General Motors recognized global automotive thermal and energy management solutions supplier Hanon Systems as a 2022 Supplier of the Year. GM celebrated honorees at its 31st annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held on March 22 in San Antonio, Texas. ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products' ABS Sensors Line Expands

Standard Motor Products' ABS Sensors Line Expands

NEW YORK, March 28, 2023 -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) continues to expand its line of ABS Speed Sensors for import and domestic vehicles. It is widely known that the quality and performance of ABS sensors affect how long it takes a vehicle to stop, but with technology evolving, ABS sensors are being asked to ... Continue reading

USAA Releases Top 10 States for Vehicle Thefts

USAA Releases Top 10 States for Vehicle Thefts

SAN ANTONIO, March 28, 2023 -- Vehicle thefts continue to rise across the nation as USAA members have experienced an 8% increase in total theft of vehicles since 2021. USAA alone saw more than 20,000 vehicles stolen in 2022 and wants vehicle owners to be aware of how they can help safeguard their vehicles. ... Continue reading

Southwire Named as Title Sponsor for First Formula E Race in Portland

Southwire Named as Title Sponsor for First Formula E Race in Portland

CARROLLTON, Ga., March 29, 2023 -- Southwire, one of North America's leading wire and cable producers and an emerging influence in the electrical industry, is pleased to announce that it will be the Title Sponsor of the 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on Saturday, June 24.   ... Continue reading

2023 Toyota Tacoma Trail 4x4 Double Cab – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

2023 Toyota Tacoma Trail 4x4 Double Cab – Review by David Colman +VIDEO

Good grunt and a great horn make the V6 Tacoma Trail a bully pulpit to be reckoned with. Just make sure you choose the 2GR-FKS motor, a stalwart 278hp 3.5 liter V6 that dumps 265 pound-feet of torque to the pavement at 4600rpm. ... Continue reading

2023 Acura Integra A-Spec Tech - Review by Mark Fulmer

2023 Acura Integra A-Spec Tech - Review by Mark Fulmer

For those of you over 50 "sick" means "very outstanding" in today's challenged vocabulary. You can call it a sedan or a hatchback but in either case it is simply a hot driving, cool sounding, smooth stick-shifting drivers car. ... Continue reading

Mining for EV Minerals - The Honest Accounting

Mining for EV Minerals - The Honest Accounting

Benchmark Minerals pointed out earlier this month that those plants—and the vehicles they are to power—may be more than a bit lacking in something that is crucial for their operational existence: materials availability. Recycling can help minimize the amount of required mining. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Chief Scientist on Hydrogen vs. Lithium-Ion Batteries & Why We Need Both

Toyota's Chief Scientist on Hydrogen vs. Lithium-Ion Batteries & Why We Need Both

Instead of Thinking “Either/Or,” We Should be Thinking “Yes, And…”Nearly 150 years ago, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse fought a battle for the supremacy of Direct Current (DC) vs. Alternating Current (AC) known as the War of the Currents.Not only was the War of the Currents full of false accusations an ... Continue reading

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