In a recent CarInsurance.com survey, more than half of drivers (57%) said their car insurance rate increased in the past 12 months. In fact, 32% of those drivers said their rates went up by at least 10%, leading many to shop around and buy insurance from another company. About a quarter of respondents left Allstate, 22% left Geico and 21% left Progressive. Forty-three percent of drivers believed that the increase in car insurance rates was due to inflation. Auto insurance rates, based on the Consumer Price Index, have increased by 14.7% from January 2022 to January 2023, and rates are…
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We all know how important regular oil changes are to your engine, but sometimes we sail close to the wind and let our engines run a little longer than the manufacturer’s service manual or dashboard gauges recommend . The Ford Ecoboost engine is the successor to the Duratec and has proven to be a robust and reliable engine. The 3.5-liter turbocharged engine was first used by Ford in 2010 for the Taurus SHO and Flex, in 2011 for the F-150, in 2016 they introduced the second-generation version for the Platinum Edition and Explorer Sport and in 2018. for the Expedition.…
As automakers begin dropping AM radio from new models, there’s a bipartisan push in Washington to preserve the century-old medium. On Tuesday, a House committee will hold a hearing to question witnesses from the radio and auto manufacturing industries, as well as an emergency management official, about the value of keeping AM radio on the road as the 21st century is advancing. What you need to know On Tuesday, a House committee will hold a hearing to question witnesses from the radio and auto manufacturing industry, as well as an emergency management official, about the value of keeping AM radio…
The two-wheel lubricants market is estimated to be valued at US$ 17,697.3 million in 2023 and is expected to increase to US$ 24,723.7 million by 2033. Sales of two-wheel lubricants are expected to increase at a CAGR of 3.4% from 2023 to 2023. 2033. Increased use of engine oil The growing demand for engine oils to reduce the wear and tear of the moving parts of a two-wheeler is expected to boost the sales of the market. Motor oils are commonly used to lubricate internal combustion engines in motorcycles. They are usually made up of base oils and additives. Petroleum,…
North America dropped five more rigs week-on-week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest rotary rig count, which was released on June 2. While Canada added 10 rigs week-over-week, the US dropped 15 over the same time period, bringing the overall North American rig count to 793, which includes 696 rigs from the US and 97 rigs from Canada, the Baker Hughes tally showed. The total U.S. rig count consists of 674 onshore rigs, 20 offshore rigs and two inland water rigs, Baker Hughes noted. The country has 555 oil rigs, 137 gas rigs and four miscellaneous rigs, according to Baker Hughes,…
BALTIMORE — A man was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly injured three people in a hit-and-run following a fight outside a bar in Hanover, Anne Arundel County police said. Adam Rey Wolford, a 33-year-old Severn man, is charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder along with one count of assault and reckless endangerment. Officers responded around 2 a.m. to a 7-Eleven at 1075 Dorsey Road, where pedestrians had been hit. The three victims, who have not been identified, were hospitalized with what police called non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators believe a Wolford assaulted a man in the parking lot of…
LE MANS, France (AP) – Roger Penske won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and celebrated Josef Newgarden’s thrilling victory like a first for Team Penske, not a record 19th for The Captain.He watched on his cell phone as Ryan Blaney won the Coca-Cola 600 on a Mondaybroadcasting the rain-delayed NASCAR race during the Indy 500 banquet. As any race fan would.Blaney’s win gave Penske a resume that had somehow eluded his illustrious career: Team Penske swept both Memorial Day weekend races in the US in the same year.There was no time to enjoy his press clippings. Penske was in Detroit…
One in five new cars was a Tesla Model Y. June 5, 2023 at 10:46 a.m. ET In May, the Norwegian passenger car market expanded by almost 16 percent year-on-year to 13,342 units. The year-to-date figure at the end of May was 50,983 (down 5 percent year-on-year). Sales of plug-in electric cars are growing even faster, taking an ever-increasing share of the market. According to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), 11,865 new passenger plug-in cars were registered last month (up 21% year-on-year), which is around 88.9% of the total volume (compared to 85.1 % of a year ago). . Most…
verdictThe fact that Honda is set to kill off the CR-V Mk5 very soon shouldn’t dissuade you from buying one, as Driver Power’s latest survey illustrates all too well. Admittedly, the CR-V is no bargain, but that’s true of any decent car on the used market right now. And there’s no denying that this Honda crossover is an excellent off-roader that’s easy to live with thanks to its excellent reliability record, spacious interior and user-friendly cabin design. However, the model range isn’t that wide and the CR-V is in a hotly contested segment, so while we wouldn’t steer you away…
CNOOC Limited has connected the Wenchang Deepwater Floating Wind Demonstration Project to the grid. As the connection was completed at the end of last month, the project will now be able to start supplying power to the grid. The demonstration project is located near the Wenchang oil fields in the western South China Sea, 136 kilometers (84.5 miles) offshore in a water depth of 120 meters (390 feet ). It is the world’s first “double hundred” semi-submersible deepwater floating wind project serving a water depth of more than 100 meters (330 feet) and an offshore distance of more than 100…