Auto Service World

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

The skill set is becoming more complex due to the integration of electric trucks and alternative fuel vehicles into the market. This means mechanics must learn newer techniques for environmentally friendly vehicle maintenance and repairs. They even teach information about alternative fuel systems.

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AutoSuccess

AUGUST 5, 2024

Work Truck Solutions recently released its Q2 2024 Commercial Vehicle Market Analysis. The Q2 data for new and used vehicles highlights that inventory levels, pricing, and sales numbers are, for the most part, following persistent trends. In contrast, the landscape of alternative fuels in the commercial vehicle market remains in flux.

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Automotive Fleet

MARCH 8, 2024

The new Ride & Drive Experience provides the opportunity for attendees to interact with the latest vehicle models, electric and alternative fuel vehicles, and cutting-edge technologies behind the wheel.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As we continue the slow crawl to using more sustainable sources of energy, hydrogen has come back into the picture as a potential alternative fuel … Read more. Nearly 90 years ago, a little thing called the Hindenburg Disaster ignited public understanding of the volatility of the most abundant element in our universe, hydrogen.

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AutoSuccess

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The interview also touches on the repair of electric vehicles (EVs), highlighting the need for specialized training and equipment. Additionally, they underscore the importance of staying updated on industry trends, especially with the rise of electric and alternative-fuel vehicles.

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Automotive Fleet

JANUARY 19, 2023

After beginning the project in 2019, Frito-Lay implemented site-wide alternative fuel vehicles into its fleet and installed technological upgrades to reduce environmental impact.

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Tire Review Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The SEMA FutureTech Studio, a new exhibit at the 2023 SEMA Show, will give attendees an opportunity to learn about what the future of vehicle propulsion may look like. The post SEMA 2023 to explore future vehicle propulsion appeared first on Tire Review Magazine.

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AutoSuccess

JANUARY 19, 2024

Work Truck Solutions has released its 2023 Annual Commercial Vehicle Market Analysis. The commercial vehicle market has seen remarkable changes over the recent years, but for informed stakeholders, most post-pandemic trends have not been completely unforeseen. YoY, with Medium-Duty vehicles making up over half of the on-lot mix.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Honda has been doing big things with alternative fuels for decades now. While models like the game changing first-gen Insight and the Accord and Civic Hybrids from the early 2000s put Honda’s electrification efforts into the mainstream public’s awareness, few may realize that Honda started down this path right before… Read more.

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Tomorrow's Technician

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This enables EVs from other major vehicle manufacturers to use the Tesla chargers on the bp pulse’s network, regardless of whether they use CCS or NACS ports. The chargers will be fitted with Tesla’s ‘Magic Dock’, which is compatible with both North American Charging Standard (NACS) and Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors.

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Tomorrow's Technician

JULY 18, 2024

In its market report, “ Off-Grid Charging For Electric Vehicles 2024-2034: Technologies, Benchmarking, Players and Forecasts ,” IDTechEx explores the challenges utility grids face amid vehicle electrification. These generators offer the promise of clean, non-intermittent, and scalable power.

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We regularly get vehicles donated to our program. Several years ago, I received a grant from a local factory to purchase a snowmobile and all the tools and supplies to convert it to a search and rescue vehicle for the state park. This year, our focus is on Alternative fuels.

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AutoSuccess

JANUARY 2, 2024

Comvoy.com , a searchable marketplace for work-ready trucks and vans powered by Work Truck Solutions , announced in a press release the launch of NuPropel , a commercial vehicle-centric advanced fuel resource center. It’s clear that three general criteria drive or limit EV and alternative fuel adoption: 1.

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Tomorrow's Technician

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

You may already be aware that the type of fuel you put into your vehicle can have a significant impact on its performance. By understanding the details of how fuel interacts with the engine, you will be better equipped to make informed decisions about which fuel to choose for your vehicle.

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Auto Remarketing

JULY 24, 2024

Work Truck Solutions released its Q2 2024 commercial vehicle market analysis on Tuesday, highlighting that the sales of used units increased for the first time since Q1 2023. What about what buyers are paying for commercial vehicles? The firm added the landscape of alternative fuels in the commercial vehicle market remains in flux.

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RepairSmith

MARCH 7, 2024

In the quest for more fuel-efficient and eco-friendly vehicles, automakers are getting creative with materials and designs to make cars lighter without compromising safety or performance. Albeit it’s expensive to make — so you’ll most often see it on performance vehicles. It’s also about the entire process of making the vehicle.

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AutoSuccess

AUGUST 12, 2024

After years of being overshadowed by emerging electric vehicles from Tesla and other brands, the hybrid — a gasoline vehicle that has both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor — is enjoying a resurgence in 2024. Or Are You Aligning Your Dealership Too Closely with EVs? EV sales have slowed in the U.S.

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The Mechanic Doctor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Mechanic Doctor - Resources for Amateur and Pro Auto Mechanics In the United States, approximately 19 million vehicles are sold each year at auto auctions. Auto Auction Operations Vehicle Transportation. Vehicle Transportation Vehicle transportation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Advanced Technology Institute

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Today’s vehicles are fast! They’re loaded with technology, have more features, and increasingly use alternative fuel sources. Put first things first Modern vehicles are more complex than ever. And these aren’t your grandfather’s automobiles. And their drivers are more sophisticated than ever.

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RepairSmith

JANUARY 31, 2024

Jump-Start To jump-start a car , you’ll need a set of jumper cables and a portable jump starter or another vehicle with a good battery. Here’s a simple guide: Park the working vehicle facing the car with the dead battery. Start the working vehicle and then attempt to start the dead vehicle.

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The second generation of Toyota’s innovative hydrogen fuel cell EV the Mirai made a lot of improvements over the first-generation car, including increased range and better styling , but according to a bulletin sent to dealers last week, 2023 Mirais now offer a rebate worth up to $40,000 off MSRP. This news comes just… Read more.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Toyota is pushing back against California stringent EV mandates , some of which start to kick in in less than two years. The Japanese automaker thinks that some of the mandates can’t be met , so it wants for California officials to change them. Read more.

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Tomorrow's Technician

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has allocated $623 million in grants to expand the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the United States. It works in tandem with the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula program, which focuses on building high-speed EV chargers along national highways.

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Brake & Front End

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has allocated $623 million in grants to expand the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the United States. It works in tandem with the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula program, which focuses on building high-speed EV chargers along national highways.

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Tomorrow's Technician

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing the agency’s proposed federal emissions standards for light- and medium-duty motor vehicles model years ’27 to ’32, which intends for electric vehicles (EVs) to make up 67% of all new vehicles sales by 2032.

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