DETROIT — Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40% when interior heaters are used, a new study found.
February 7, 2019aaa
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
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Polar Vortex Exposed Range Limitations of Electric Car Batteries, AAA Says
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
AAA NorCal
AAA Acquires Nation’s Largest Autonomous Vehicle Test Site
AAA NorCal
The largest autonomous vehicle test site in the United States has been acquired by AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah, one of the most familiar car-club brands in the country.
January 9, 2019
Safety, Logistics, TCA
Ohio Department of Transportation
AAA Expects Holiday Traffic to Break Record
Ohio Department of Transportation
The AAA predicts a record-breaking 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home for the Independence Day holiday, an increase of more than 5% compared with last year’s prediction and the highest number since AAA started tracking travel 18 years ago.
July 3, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety
AAA Study: Onboard Safety Systems Could Prevent 63,000 Large Truck Crashes
Equipping large trucks with advanced safety technologies has the potential to prevent up to 63,000 truck-related crashes each year, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
September 21, 2017
Business, Fuel, Logistics
Gas Prices See Record Lows Just in Time for Holiday Weekend
National gasoline prices are hovering at an all-time low for the year at $2.26 per gallon — the lowest they’ve been since February, according to auto club AAA.
June 27, 2017
Business
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Motorists on Roads for Memorial Day Weekend Predicted to Be Highest Since 2005
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
The number of Americans traveling by car for the Memorial Day holiday will hit a 12-year high this year, fueled by a growing economy and relatively low gasoline prices, the nation's largest motorists' advocacy group said May 17.
May 17, 2017
TCA
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Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Expected to Be Busiest Since 2007
MoDot/Flickr
This Thanksgiving will be the busiest for nationwide travel since 2007, with 48.7 million Americans expected to travel at least 50 miles this year, according to auto club AAA.
November 17, 2016
Business
Eric Demarcq/Flickr
Americans Saving $19 Billion This Year at Pump, Experts Say
Eric Demarcq/Flickr
As the summer's road trip season draws to a close, American drivers are realizing about $19 billion in fuel savings compared to what they paid at the pump in 2015, fuel and travel industry experts said.
September 1, 2016
Business
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Cheap Gasoline and Three-Day Weekend to Fuel Record July 4 Travel
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
If you’re road-tripping this holiday weekend, you’re in good company. With U.S. gasoline prices the lowest in more than a decade, July 4 travelers are expected to hit the road in record numbers.
June 27, 2016
Business
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Motorists to Hit Roads on Memorial Day in Near Record Numbers, AAA Says
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
The number of Americans traveling by car for the Memorial Day holiday will hit an 11-year high this year, fueled by a growing economy and low gasoline prices, the nation's largest motorists' advocacy group said on May 20.
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