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Most small SUV headlights get poor rating in safety test

Most small SUV headlights get poor rating in safety test Not a single small SUV out of 21 tested earns a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)ês headlight evaluations, and only four had an acceptable rating. Of the 47 possible headlight combinations, more than two-thirds were rated poor. The problem, said […]

Study suggests more focus on medium, heavy truck emissions

Study suggests more focus on medium, heavy truck emissions A new study examining long-term trends in the contribution of transportation to total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions suggests that medium-and heavy-duty trucks could be the next frontier. The study by the University of Michigan found that the relative contribution to total U.S. emissions of the largest […]

DC Council delays paid family leave bill until fall

DC Council delays paid family leave bill until fall The DC City Council has delayed the initial vote on a paid family leave bill until the fall, reports the Washington City Paper. The original proposal would have required all District employers to offer 16 weeks of paid family leave to workers caring for a family […]

U.S. Sales up 2.5% in June; record 2016 expected

U.S. Sales up 2.5% in June; record 2016 expected New-vehicle sales rose 2.5 percent in June, less than expected but still enough to lead analysts to expect a record sales year of at least 17.5 million. Last year sales came in at 17.47 million. As some industry observers put it, sales appear to have reached […]

Federal midterm report on fuel economy out this month

Federal midterm report on fuel economy out this month Automakers are awaiting the draft federal midterm report on fuel economy targets expected to be released this month. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers issued a report in late June saying that the stringent standards were no longer appropriate with the price of fuel as low as […]

Plug-in electric vehicle sales to approach 200,000 in 2016

Plug-in electric vehicle sales to approach 200,000 in 2016 Significant growth is expected in the North American plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales in the next few years, says a new report from Navigant Research. Sales this year are expected to approach 200,000, a 62 percent jump from 2015. The forecast is based in part on […]

Federal autonomous vehicle guidelines will offer guidance only

Federal autonomous vehicle guidelines will offer guidance only The U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to offer autonomous vehicle guidelines this summer. But they will be just that guidelines, not formal regulations, according to reports of a briefing by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. The guidelines will not go through the rulemaking process. Automakersê main concern […]

AAA recommends using automaker-backed TopTier fuel

AAA recommends using automaker-backed TopTier fuel After doing its own new testing, the American Automobile Association now recommends that drivers use gasoline that meets Top Tier standards for engine cleanliness and performance. The independent lab found that non-Top Tier gas caused 19 times more engine deposits than Top Tier brands after just 4,000 miles of […]

7.7% more traffic deaths in 2015; U.S. lags in prevention

7.7% more traffic deaths in 2015; U.S. lags in prevention The number of Americans who died in car crashes rose 7.7 percent last year, NHTSA reports. But that number could drop by half with an increase in seat belt use and reduction of drunk driving, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As […]

DC is fourth most affordable U.S. city for residents to buy a car

DC is fourth most affordable U.S. city for residents to buy a car For once, DC gets good marks for affordability. A new study from Bankrate.com finds that Washington, DC, is the fourth most affordable city in which to buy a new car. Itês not that cars here are more of a bargain that elsewhere. […]