In an irony probably lost on General Motors, California has banned until further notice the sale of the Chevy Camaro SS and ZL1, the Camaro’s high-performance versions, based on environmental studies on brake pad emissions. The fade-resistant high-performance pads used in these models emit trace amounts of heavy metal dust such as copper and asbestos during braking. […]
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The Different Types of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
The USA’s electric car revolution began with the introduction of hybrids Honda Insight in 1999 and Toyota Prius in 2000. A rarity at first, they started making a change in consumers’ minds and paved the way for their younger siblings. There are currently dozens of EV models on the market, and they fall into one […]
Checking in with Columbus, Ohio, Winner of the 2016 Smart City Challenge
• November 9, 2020 • 0 Comments • connected cars, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, Parking, Smart Cities, Technology, Traffic Signals, USDOT
In 2016, Columbus, OH, beat out 77 other US large and small cities to win the coveted $40 million US Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge. As the state capital and the largest city in Ohio, Columbus has the distinction of being the largest US metropolis (2018 population 892,533) not to have a subway or […]
Motorists Vote 2020: Arkansas Ballot Question 1 Part 2
October 23, 2020 • 0 Comments • Electric Vehicle, Fuel, Fuel Tax, infrastructure funding, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY
By Thomas Beckett, NMA Arkansas Member Earlier this year, I wrote about Issue 1 that will appear on the Arkansas November 3, 2020, ballot. If passed, the state would make the temporary half-cent sales tax set to expire in 2023 permanent. The tax’s initial purpose was to fund bonds issued for highway improvements, which consisted […]
Your Right to Own a Car of the Future
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the NMA blog in February 2018. Still has a great perspective with some great information. Owning a car means you have arrived—a rite of passage that many of us looked forward to in our early years. Driving your own car under your own hand brought freedom and fun. […]
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