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Autoglass® Commits to Sustainability

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Rebecca Barnabi

One of the United Kingdom’s largest retailers, Autoglass®, is implementing sustainability initiatives in 2022 to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. The COP26 climate summit in 2021 encouraged fleet-owning businesses to commit to a fully zero-emission fleet by 2030, a company … Continue reading →

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As Prices Top $4 a Gallon, Should You Consider an Electric Vehicle?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

Not only are electric-vehicle sticker prices higher on average than comparable cars and SUVs with traditional internal-combustion engines (ICE), the cost to insure an EV outruns its gasoline-guzzling cousins. Click here to read more.  

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Driver Assistance Systems to Become Standard, Say Experts

Posted on February 28, 2022 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

According to data from Goldman Sachs, 90% of new cars in the next decade will be equipped with ADAS. That means ADAS features might become standard in various vehicles before EVs become widely popular and that there will be rapid … Continue reading →

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Pete Buttigieg Tours New Electric Vehicle, Energy Storage Facility in Illinois

Posted on February 17, 2022 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Illinois Saturday as he highlighted the work his department is doing to make electric vehicles more accessible to Americans. Click here to read more.  

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Shaun Atton Appointed Business Support Director at Auto Windscreens

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Rebecca Barnabi

Shaun Atton is the newest member of the Auto Windscreens’ senior management team having been appointed business support director. Atton’s career at Auto Windscreens began in 2003 as a trainee base technician, according to a company statement. He has held … Continue reading →

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EV Does It: UK’s Top Cities for Electric Vehicle Ownership

Posted on January 24, 2022 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

The best and worst cities to drive an electric vehicle in 2022 have been named in exclusive research by Forbes Advisor – and it appears drivers in Sunderland are going to have a much easier experience than those in Portsmouth. … Continue reading →

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Spending on Auto Parts and Autos Speeds Ahead of other Retail Sales

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Rebecca Barnabi

U.S. consumers spent more than $1.2 trillion on automobiles and automobile parts in 2020. According to the Special Equipment Market Association Market Research’s new Retail Trends Report, this spending makes for the largest retail segment in the country. Retail spending … Continue reading →

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Cryptocurrency Could Prevent Hacking of Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on October 11, 2021 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

Electric vehicles are here, but the part of our futuristic world that sees us being driven around in these cars without any human input remains a tricky thing to perfect. Nevertheless, autonomous vehicles and “robotaxis” are coming. Germany is getting … Continue reading →

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Tesla Shares Rare Look at Cybertruck’s Giant Updated Windshield in New Video

Posted on September 20, 2021 by AGRR/glassBYTEs Editor

When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in late 2019, Elon Musk brought out a prototype of the vehicle that featured flat panels everywhere, from its thick steel body to its massive glass components. The truck’s windshield was a great example of … Continue reading →

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