GMC Hummer SUV

Heavier Cars, Harder Hits: What EV Weight Means When a Crash Happens

Physics explains it. In a collision, the heavier vehicle keeps more of its momentum and pushes the lighter one backward, so the people in the smaller car absorb more force.

How Fleet Insurance Changes When a Business Adds Electric Vehicles

How Fleet Insurance Changes When a Business Adds Electric Vehicles

What shifts with an electric vehicle in the fleet is the value of the vehicle, how repairs are handled and a few coverage edges that never came up with gas engines.

Understanding the Law When Automotive Problems Arise

Understanding the Law When Automotive Problems Arise

Legal issues can spring up in the aftermath of a car accident, a repair shop dispute or the discovery of a serious defect in a new car.

Selling a Flood-Damaged Truck: What to Document Before Getting Quotes

Selling a Flood-Damaged Truck: What to Document Before Getting Quotes

A little preparation before the first call on a flood-damaged truck keeps you from leaving money on the table or wasting days on back-and-forth questions.

Model Y leasing, insurance

Insuring Your EV in Australia: What’s Different About Coverage for Electric Cars

Almost every Australian insurer treats a battery-powered vehicle as just another car, sells it exactly the same products as a gas equivalent and applies the same policy wording.

Salvage vehicle

How Salvage Value Changes Total-Loss Decisions for Ontario Fleets

A damaged vehicle can still have a strong market value and be a total loss at the same time.

Building an EV Ecosystem: Partnerships Every Growing Electric Vehicle Business Should Consider

Building an EV Ecosystem: Partnerships Every Growing Electric Vehicle Business Should Consider

The EV businesses pulling ahead right now aren’t just building better vehicles. They’re building an ecosystem of partners around those vehicles.

2013 Fiat 500e EV

A Totaled EV Is Not Always at the End of its Useful Life

An EV can be declared a total loss after a collision even when the decision is driven by repair economics rather than the condition of every major system.