Protecting Your Ride

In the Summer time our vehicle’s paint and interior take quite a beating from strong sun rays. If you have ever seen or experienced cracking in your leather seats or on the dash board of a vehicle – this is a result from the sun. In order to preserve the value of your car, it is important to protect from this kind of exposure. All you have to do is get a car cover to deflect heat which will prevent your paint from fading and your interior from cracking.

Check out our DuPont Tyvek® cover. This car cover was fabricated for the specific purpose of keeping your vehicle’s paint from fading due to harsh sun rays. The climates this cover is ideal for would be drier locations like New Mexico and Arizona. Also, this cover is 100% breathable so even if you live in a humid climate this is still a great choice because the moisture can evaporate through the cover. No water can get trapped underneath to cause oxidization or damage. Visit our website to get more details and information at empirecovers.com

Summer season is coming and that means gas price inflation. There are ways to get better fuel economy though, here are a few tips:

1. Be sure that your engine is well maintained. If your vehicle fails an emissions test, do not put off the repairs. Fixing these types of problems with your engine can improve fuel economy by 4%.
2. Make sure you are aware of the tire pressure you are supposed to sustain. This information can be found on the inside of your driver’s side door jam. When your tires are at the correct pressure you can improve your fuel economy by around 3%
3. Using the recommended motor oil grade is suggested because this can affect the cars performance. By using the correct oil you can improve your fuel economy by 1-2%

If you keep up with scheduled maintenance and take care of your vehicle – it would be an easy way to save a few dollars this summer.

Autonomous vehicles are the future of the automobile industry. Research and development has been conducted consistently for years and test models have proven to be successful. There are a series of lasers installed to retrieve information several times a second to communicate with the navigation system which determines when the road bends or if there is an object in the road that needs to be avoided. A successful test model was developed in 2007 and it has not had any mishaps during test drives. Automotive companies and consumers are still skeptical of the idea of autonomous vehicles though.

Similar tools have been incorporated with modern day vehicles; like automatic braking and parking, and warning sounds when objects get too close. With safe driving features like these, accidents can be avoided. This type of invention is still in the testing stage and is not in a rush to go on the market. The reason for this – in the event of an accident, blame would be placed on the vehicle and its manufacturer instead of the driver’s errors.