Chris Bouchard
Chris is our Inbound Marketing Specialist. He spends much of his time creating and promoting content. Since day one, Chris has never missed a meal at the office.
Blogging has become an important part of traffic generation and brand awareness for any type of business and has indeed reached its way to the automotive world. Since the vehicle data and VIN decoding solutions we provide are vital to all segments of the auto industry, we come across quite a variety of auto blogs.
Though the blogs we've shared below are not exclusive to one auto niche (auto listing sites, dealer solution providers, auto insurance, etc.), we still thought each one of these articles would provide some level of value or interest industry-wide.
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Topics:
Mobile,
VIN,
Insurance,
Automotive Technology,
Vehicle Equipment
The 2014 BMW i8 is easily one of BMW's most impressive releases in quite some time, combining the most attractive features of a sporty, high performance vehicle with those of an economy car. This beautiful piece of machinery has many of the advanced technology features we've covered in our automotive technology series thus far... and more.
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Topics:
Fuel Economy,
Safety,
Automotive Technology
Thinking about trying your hand at creating the next great inventory listing portal? Make sure your plan for displaying inventory has all your bases covered by checking out our infographic!
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Topics:
Auto Portals,
VIN,
Vehicle Equipment
Auto Technology: Hydrogen Vehicles
Imagine a vehicle that gets twice the combined MPG of equivalent gas models and whose only emissions are water vapor. Seems too good to be true, right? However, vehicles like the one described above are already available in the United States... well, only with very limited availability and only in one state.
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Auto Technology: Understanding Hybrid Technology
By now you've most likely seen hundreds of hybrid vehicles - also referred to as hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) - on the road. They've been in the US market for over a decade and have continued to grow as a more popular and available option for consumers. Whether you're in the market for a hybrid or just want to learn more about this growing vehicle segment, there are a couple things you need to know to understand this auto technology.
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Topics:
Fuel Economy
Auto Technology: Alternative Fuel
For many drivers, gasoline and diesel are the only forms of vehicle fuel they’re aware of. Every gas station they’ve filled up at offers multiple grades of gasoline and at least one grade of diesel. However, these are not the only options anymore. Ethanol, biodiesel and compressed natural gas are three popular alternative fuel sources we will discuss in this article.
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Topics:
Fuel Economy,
Automotive Technology
Auto Technology: Gasoline and Diesel Advances
There are two primary benefits of fuel efficiency in the automotive world. As alluded in the title, better fuel economy will both minimize the amount of toxic air pollution and maximize money saved on fuel. Which of these green options is most important to you?
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Topics:
Fuel Economy
Auto Technology: Intelligent Vehicle Lighting
Vehicle lighting technology has become increasingly more advanced to the point where, in some cases, it can make driving at night as safe and easy as driving during the day. With these new technologies on the market, drivers will no longer have to worry about blinding other drivers, guessing what's around the bend, whats walking (or crawling) out into the street, as well as mitigating bad visibility due to inclement weather conditions. Automakers have covered all aspects of vehicle lighting with new technology for high beams, headlights, fog lights and a number of complementary technologies.
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Auto Technology: For The Worried Parents
The day that your teen receives his or her license can be bittersweet. There's an element of excitement knowing that they will no longer rely on you for rides. If they're not borrowing your car, it's even more convenient. On the other hand, many teens - including myself at that age - love the freedom that comes with having a drivers license a little too much.
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Auto Technology: Autonomous Driving
There are many emotions us humans bear, such as excitement, fear, confusion, amusement, pride, stress and so on. For many of us, when we think about cars that one day will drive completely on their own, all of the above emotional chords are struck.
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