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Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Polar Vortex Exposed Range Limitations of Electric Car Batteries, AAA Says

Cars Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News

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.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
 February 7, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

AAA Acquires Nation’s Largest Autonomous Vehicle Test Site

New Facility 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.

Skip Descant | Government Technology
 January 9, 2019
Safety, Logistics, TCA

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.

Jocelyn Brumbaugh | The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.)
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.

Eric Miller | Staff Reporter
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

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.

Jarrett Renshaw | Reuters
May 17, 2017
TCA

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.

Caitlin Dineen | Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
November 17, 2016
Business

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.

Michael Walton | The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
September 1, 2016
Business

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.

Rachel Adams-Heard | Bloomberg News
June 27, 2016
Business

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.

Jarrett Renshaw | Reuters
May 20, 2016

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