October 17, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
CALIFORNIA,
Car Care,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
ICE,
LEGISLATION,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
Right to Repair,
Technology Many of us still drive older cars in our daily lives out of necessity. The average on-road vehicle age is currently over 12 years, while the average cost of a new vehicle hovers near $40,000. The microchip shortage has even pushed the price of some used cars and trucks close to their original price right […]
President Biden announced earlier this year that he wanted 50 percent of all cars sold in 2030 to be electric. But is that practical? Car-buying decisions by consumers are just one piece of the puzzle. According to the US Department of Energy, the nation has over 43,000 public charging stations with about 105,000 individual outlets. […]
September 19, 2021 • Congestion Pricing,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel Tax,
Gas Tax,
GPS,
GPS TRACKING,
infrastructure,
Infrastructure Funding,
LEGISLATION,
Motorcycle,
NEWSLETTER,
NMA,
PRIVACY,
REVENUE GENERATION,
Road User Charge,
TOLLING,
tolls,
VMT,
VMT Tax,
WHEEL TAX Layered levels of taxation are nothing new to motorists. The gas tax, road tolls, congestion pricing, registration fees, and even wheel taxes are commonplace. Congress is looking at us hungrily again as being ripe for the picking as it debates the final details of desperately needed transportation infrastructure funding. The idea is not new. In […]
Much is happening on the national stage in recent weeks that will have a tremendous impact on motorists for years to come. The laborious, and politically charged, process of negotiating two infrastructure bills has resulted in more than 4200 pages of legislation with plenty of anti-driving provisions contained within. The other shockwave was caused by […]
June 13, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
Autonomous Car,
Bicyclist,
CROSSWALK,
Electric Vehicle,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GPS,
LIDAR,
NEWSLETTER,
PEDESTRIAN,
RADAR,
Ridesharing,
SAFETY,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
TRAFFIC SIGNAL By Gary Witzenburg, Automotive Senior Writer and Contributing Editor, President of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year, and NMA Member. Editor’s Note: HOUR Detroit Magazine has graciously permitted the NMA to publish this piece, which initially appeared in a slightly different version on its pages. Part 2 will be presented in […]
