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It’s possible to double the daily rate of your rental car with add-ons such as insurance, a second driver, navigation system, toll road pass, car seat or bike rack. If you haven’t rented a vehicle in a while, it’s worth reviewing the rental do and don’t rules to save money, even legal grief.
Live Nation is bringing back Concert Week, offering music fans an unbeatable deal: $25 all-in tickets to more than live 3,800 music shows from top acts across North America in 2023. The limited-time ticket offer includes more than 300 of todays most popular performers across a wide variety of genres, including: Country, Latin, R&B, Metal,
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Circle K is the latest national chain to open EV charging stations at its roadside locations – and the first to use chargers made in the USA. The first site is in Wytheville, Virginia, along Interstate 81 at State Highway 121. This site supports still-limited charging availability in the Appalachian region, and is part of
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There are five FREE admission days to national parks, monuments and historic sites in 2023, one less than in 2022, including on Earth Day, which is also the start of National Park Week. There are more than 400 National Park Service sites nationwide, with at least one in every state. The fee-free days continue a
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It’s awards season, and that includes awards for the best 2023 electric vehicles, in sizes from compact to full-size, priced from budget to luxury. All these EVs offer at least 200 miles between charges and a full array of safety features. These are the top EV picks for Value, Family, Luxury and Commuter categories from
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Recharge your EV while you recharge your personal batteries with a Slurpie or Big Gulp. 7-Eleven is launching a new, proprietary EV charging network offering fast fast-charging, at what the chain called “select” locations across the USA and Canada. According to the press release we received, it is a proprietary system called 7Charge, available via
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The massive winter storm and below-zero weather moving across the US right now is a good time to be reminded about the dangers of driving in snow, ice and black ice and low visibility or white-out conditions. Winter driving requires more space between you and the vehicle ahead, more attention to changeable road conditions, more
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Some of the best reasons to visit national parks are the chance to spot wildlife, including bison, elk, bear, moose, wolves, eagles, trumpeter swans and more. Plus, of course, hundreds of species of birds. With more than 400 national parks and preserves in the National Parks System, there’s plenty of opportunity.
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on Jan 8, 1935, which celebrates its most famous native year round, not just on his birthday, when there are concerts of Elvis music and screenings of his most popular Hollywood movies. I loved my recent visit to the small Mississippi Delta town where The King of Rock
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Santa is going modern. He’s replacing Rudolf, the reindeer and the sleigh with a high-tech vehicle to deliver all those toys, games and electronics to the good boys and girls of all ages everywhere. But Santa can’t decide what vehicle to buy, rent, lease or even subscribe to. What should Santa drive on Christmas Eve
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