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Distances traveled on the road and in the air: 1970-2015

Green Car Congress

The present analysis examines the changes in passenger-distance traveled in both of these two transportation modes during a 45-year period from 1970 to 2015. Furthermore, the focus here is not on total distances but on distances per person, because the U.S. population increased by 57% during the period studied.

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Tesla could be ‘passing the torch’ to this person as executives depart

Teslarati

— Drew Baglino (@baglino) April 16, 2024 According to his LinkedIn page, Bean has been with Tesla since late 2015, formerly working at SolarCity and remaining through the 2016 acquisition. The post Tesla could be ‘passing the torch’ to this person as executives depart appeared first on TESLARATI.

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EGEB: 76% of proposed coal plants have been canceled since 2015

Electrek

UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: 76% of proposed coal plants have been canceled since 2015 appeared first on Electrek. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Smartphones and sensors as personal, real-time pollution monitors

Green Car Congress

The aims of this study were to examine (1) the variability in personal air pollution levels during the day and (2) the relationship between modeled home and school estimates and continuously measured personal air pollution exposure levels in different microenvironments (e.g., home, school, and commute).

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Audi and AT&T to offer 4G LTE connectivity starting with 2015 Audi A3 Sedans

Green Car Congress

Audi of America unveiled a new partnership with AT&T offering US Audi drivers in-vehicle 4G LTE data connection with the introduction of the 2015 A3 family. Chevrolet had also announced at CES that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette, Impala, Malibu, and Volt would come optionally equipped with OnStar 4G LTE, running on AT&T’s network.

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Toyota Mirai receives the ARBÖ 2015 Environmental Award in Austria

Green Car Congress

The Austrian automobile club ARBÖ (Auto-Motor und Radfahrerverbund Österreiche) has awarded the Toyota Mirai with the “2015 Environmental Award”. If we want to secure the future of the automobile as flexible, personal and clean transport for the next 100 years, we need to consider which energy can power our cars tomorrow.

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California ARB study finds commuters’ exposures to air pollution greatly depends on mode of travel; light rail, personal vehicles the lowest

Green Car Congress

The researchers found that electricity-powered light rail trains offer the least polluted travel environment followed by personal vehicles, while commute trips by older technology diesel-powered trains experienced the highest average air pollution levels in Sacramento. —CARB Research Division Chief Bart Croes.

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