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Report: EV battery repair hurdles may inflate insurance premiums

Green Car Reports

A lack of standards for repair and replacement of EV battery packs may lead to higher insurance premiums, according to a recent Reuters report (via Automotive News). Battery packs can represent up to 50% of an EV's price tag, often making it uneconomical to replace them, according to the report.

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Hyundai is the IIHS Most Awarded Automaker So Far in 2024

The Truth About Cars

Automotive designs and engineering are rapidly evolving, and new cars today look and perform differently than models from just a few years ago. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updates its crash-testing criteria to account for the changes, which can often result in poorer scores in some categories.

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Top Vehicles for Ungrateful Whelps

The Truth About Cars

Whatever yer stance, Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have a few suggestions. Now, more than ever, finding an appropriate vehicle that’s actually affordable can be challenging – to put it mildly – given a hyperactive used car market and skyrocketing price tags of even the most horrid machines.

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CDK acquires complete possession of digital car registration corporate

Baua Electric

Introduced in 1992, CVR used to be designed to automate the hyperlink between states’ areas of motor automobiles and dealerships, insurance coverage corporations, monetary establishments, auctions and tag industries. It didn’t assemble any acquisitions in 2022 regardless that it closed 3 in 2021 and one in 2018.

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

Cars That Think

Insurance companies, car manufacturers, rideshare services, and public agencies use CMT data to assess driver behavior, encourage safer driving, dispatch roadside assistance, and more. Insurance companies including Admiral , Discovery , HUK-Coburg , MS&AD , and USAA use CMT’s programs to offer discounts to better drivers.

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House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoena for Toyota Documents

Green Car Congress

Earlier this month, news reports surfaced regarding accusations Biller had made regarding Toyota’s efforts to hide “ evidence of safety defects from consumers and regulators, and fostered a culture of ‘hypocrisy and deceit.’ ”. Letters were sent to Geico, State Farm Group, Progressive Group, Allstate Insurance and Farmers Insurance Group.

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Opinion: 4 Things You Should Think About Before Buying a Sports Car

Clean Fleet Report

Due to their high market value, sports cars also attract huge insurance premiums. Each brand is unique and comes with different price tags. Check and confirm if you can afford your car’s insurance premiums and maintenance fees for the high-performance engine. Brand, Age and Model of the Car.

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