Modern EV Batteries Rarely Fail: Study
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Rio Tinto and ARENA to study hydrogen calcination to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining
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JUNE 16, 2021
Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. Klett and Perander (2015). This study will investigate a potential technology that can contribute to the decarbonization of the Australian alumina industry.
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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015
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MARCH 1, 2019
A new study provides the most detailed picture available to date of the global, regional, and local health impacts attributable to emissions from four transportation subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles; other on-road vehicles; shipping; and non-road mobile engines such as agricultural and construction equipment. Source: The ICCT.
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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought
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MAY 10, 2020
An international team of researchers has used satellite images to map urban growth between 1985 and 2015. Each image captured 900 square meters of ground, a level of detail that allowed the scientists to study land-use change over time. Urban area dynamics during 1985–2015 at the global and continent scales.
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Tsinghua study finds China’s actions have cut PM2.5 concentrations 21.5% from 2013-2015; PM2.5-related mortality down 9.1%
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NOVEMBER 7, 2017
China’s measures to improve its air quality are working, but more stringent policies should be put in place to safeguard public health, according to a new open-access study by researchers at Tsinghua University published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. This study estimated that the premature mortality related to PM 2.5
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Distances traveled on the road and in the air: 1970-2015
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
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. population increased by 57% during the period studied. Furthermore, the focus here is not on total distances but on distances per person, because the U.S.
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York study: Less traffic in first UK lockdown reduced NO2 pollution but caused increase in surface ozone
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DECEMBER 27, 2020
Less traffic on the roads during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK led to a reduction in air pollution but may have caused potentially damaging surface ozone levels to rise, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of York. The 25–75% range is shown by the shaded area.
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Study finds association between air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese population
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JULY 13, 2019
Spatial Distribution of Estimated Annual Pollution Concentrations in 2015 in China. The study was conducted on 8,867 Chinese adults aged 25 to 92. The study centered on levels of nitrogen dioxide and PM 2.5. In 2015, more than 95% of the Chinese population was exposed to concentrations of PM 2.5 m (PM 2.5 ) per 1?×?1
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NOAA study finds little evidence for large increases in total US methane emissions over the past decade
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MAY 12, 2019
A study by a team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory has found that methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in the United States may not be rising as quickly as had been feared. Their paper is published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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UB study finds link between ambient ozone exposure, artery wall thickness
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MAY 31, 2019
Long-term exposure to ambient ozone appears to accelerate arterial conditions that progress into cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to a new University at Buffalo study. The longitudinal study followed nearly 7,000 people aged 45 to 84 from six US regions: Winston-Salem, North Carolina; New York City; Baltimore; St.
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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution
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APRIL 11, 2019
About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH).
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360 Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought
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FEBRUARY 1, 2021
The study is one of the first to account for methane leaking from old, abandoned mines. The study is the first to attempt to account for methane escaping from abandoned mines. In the United States in 2015, about one-third of abandoned mines were flooded. Mines are getting deeper every year.
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Emory, ICCT: ship emissions caused ~3,700 premature deaths in Pearl River Delta region in 2015
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AUGUST 29, 2019
In 2015, ship emissions increased summer PM 2.5 ppb, respectively, within the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China, according to a new study by a team from Emory University and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). and O 3 , respectively, according to the study. and O 3 , respectively, according to the study.
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Mercedes shows off-road EQC 4x4² driveable study
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OCTOBER 14, 2020
Key off-road data: EQC 4x4² (study). The G 500 4x4² was actually built in series production from September 2015. And in 2017, with the E 400 All-Terrain 4x4² study, Mercedes-Benz showed many an SUV its limitations when off-road. EQC 400 4MATIC (standard). Approach angle. Departure angle. Breakover angle. Ground clearance.
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Study: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit
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MARCH 17, 2020
A new open-access study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) below the legal limit of 0.08% accounted for 15% of alcohol-involved crash deaths in the United States. Lira et al. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so.
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Study finds propane school buses significantly decrease NOx emissions compared to diesel
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AUGUST 5, 2019
According to a study commissioned by the Washington, DC-based Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), NO x emissions measured from propane autogas school buses were substantially lower than those measured from diesel school buses. billion settlement.
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Study: plant roadside hedges rather than trees to combat near-road pollution
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JANUARY 6, 2019
Urban planners should plant hedges—or a combination of trees with hedges—rather than just relying on roadside trees if they are most effectively to reduce pollution exposure from cars in near-road environments, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Resources.
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Study: traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of NO2
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JUNE 29, 2020
However, weather also has an influence on NO 2 concentrations, according to a study by the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), which evaluated the influence of weather conditions on nitrogen dioxide concentrations in Saxony 2015 to 2018 on behalf of the Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology (LfULG).
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Rearview camera standard on all 2015 Buick models
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MAY 14, 2014
Every 2015 Buick model will come standard with a rearview camera. In the fall of 2013 the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) conducted a study which found that vehicles with rear backup cameras have a significantly reduced rate of backing crashes based on its analysis of crash data.
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Early results from ECLIF3 study on in-flight use of 100% sustainable aviation fuel in passenger jet show promise
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NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results, according to the participants. In 2015, DLR performed the ECLIF1 campaign, investigating alternative fuels with its Falcon and A320 ATRA research aircraft.
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243 PM2.5, O3 pollution associated with development of Alzheimer’s disease; new study identifies evolving axonal damage
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DECEMBER 23, 2018
A 2015 study found a 138% risk of increase of AD per increase of 4.34 ?g/m The study by heightens concerns over the evolving and relentless Alzheimer’s pathology observed in young Metropolitan Mexico City (MMC) urbanites. This study focused on studying 507 CSF normal samples from children, teens and young adults average age 12.8±6.7
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Global study links daily exposure to ozone pollution to increased risk of death
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FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Daily exposure to ground level ozone in cities worldwide is associated with an increased risk of death, according to the largest study of its kind, published in an open-access paper in The BMJ. This is an observational study, so it can’t establish cause, and the researchers point to some limitations.
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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy
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JULY 23, 2019
The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine , analyzed concentrations of PM 2.5 excluding Alaska and Hawaii) between 1999 and 2015. during the study period was 22.1 In 2015 the highest concentration was in Tulare County, California (13.2 million deaths between 1999 to 2015 in the USA, with 18.4 µg/m 3 ).
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Updated Roland Berger Li-ion study forecasts auto Li-ion battery market of more than US$9B by 2015; massive overcapacity and market consolidation
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APRIL 20, 2012
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has updated its global Li-ion automotive battery study ( earlier post ). billion to US$9-10 billion by 2015, despite scaled-back forecasts for previously announced models. We still expect the global market for Li-ion batteries to reach US$9 billion by 2015.
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ICCT study finds GHGs from shipping on the rise
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OCTOBER 20, 2017
Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from global shipping are on the rise again, according to a new study released by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). The study highlights that three ship classes and six flag states (country of registration) are responsible for the majority of emissions. Source: The ICCT.
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150 USDA study finds GHG from corn-based ethanol ~39% to 43% lower than from gasoline; reduction of >70% possible by 2022
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APRIL 3, 2019
A new study released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds greenhouse gas emissions from corn-based ethanol are about 39% lower than gasoline. The study also states that when ethanol is refined at natural gas-powered refineries, the greenhouse gas emissions are even lower—around 43% below gasoline.
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Center for Automotive Research releases study on estimated US distribution pattern of electric vehicles through 2015; focus on incentives
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FEBRUARY 13, 2011
The CAR study uses the distribution of hybrid sales as the basis to estimate the distribution of plug-in electric vehicle sales. In a new study, the Center for Automotive. Within the study, CAR denotes the percentages it used to divide national electric vehicle sales among states. —CAR study. Source: CAR.
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236 Tsinghua study concludes existing regulations for diesel trucks and buses insufficient to reach NOx reduction target by 2015
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NOVEMBER 11, 2013
Therefore, the researchers suggested, the existing regulations are not sufficient to fulfill China’s target of reducing NO x emissions by 10% by 2015 as compared with 2010. More stringent NO x requirements (e.g. Investigation of Diesel Emissions in China.
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199 ORNL study finds connected and automated vehicles can reduce fuel use by more than 40%
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NOVEMBER 2, 2018
To study the potential benefits of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a simulation framework that analyzes the impact of partial market penetration of CAVs on fuel consumption, travel time and traffic flow in a merging on-ramp scenario under low, medium and heavy traffic volumes.
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IIHS HLDI study finds Subaru crash avoidance system cuts pedestrian crashes
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JUNE 11, 2018
To study the system’s effect on pedestrian crashes, analysts looked at bodily injury liability claims that lacked an associated claim for vehicle damage. The second generation, introduced on the Legacy and Outback in 2015 and on the Forester in 2017, uses color cameras and has longer and wider detection ranges and other improvements.
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Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming
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MARCH 25, 2020
The open-access study was published in AGU Advances, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. The new study uses observations from 2003 to 2015 in spring, the cloudiest season, over the shipping route between Europe and South Africa. Pollution from ships creates lines of clouds that can stretch hundreds of miles. C, or 1.8
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Duke/York study finds long-term exposure to ozone has significant impacts on human health, but lower than prior modeling results
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OCTOBER 12, 2018
Long-term ozone (O 3 ) exposure estimates from chemical transport models are frequently paired with exposure-response relationships from epidemiological studies to estimate associated health burdens. The researchers used 2015 data from ground-based monitoring networks in the US, Europe and China to estimate long-term O 3 exposure.
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207 Study: California’s cap-and-trade air quality benefits go mostly out of state
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JULY 11, 2018
state residents did not see the benefits of improved air quality from presumed reductions in harmful co-pollutants, such as particulate matter— according to a new study led by UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University researchers. Cushing et al. Good climate policy is good for environmental justice. Cushing et al.
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Study finds farms a major source of fine-particulate air pollution
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MAY 16, 2016
Emissions from farms outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in much of the United States, Europe, Russia and China, according a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters , a journal of the American Geophysical Union. A 2015 study in the journal Nature estimates they cause at least 3.3
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240 U of Illinois study shows reduced speed limits save lives in busy cities with minimal impact on travel time
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JUNE 14, 2020
A new study from University of Illinois shows that speed reductions in São Paulo, Brazil, significantly reduced fatal accidents and increased travel times only minimally. The city of São Paulo reduced speed limits on highways from 90 to 70 km/h in 2015. Our first study question was whether the lower speed limit would reduce accidents.
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Study finds COVID-19 lockdown in China brought only slight reduction in PM2.5 and ozone
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JULY 29, 2020
The study, by scientists from the University of Leeds, UK and the Southern University of Science and Technology, China, analyzed air pollutant concentrations from China’s national network of around 1,300 monitoring stations to quantify the response of air pollution across China during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution
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MAY 30, 2019
New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, [link] to a new study by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Drexel University. This study provides evidence that air pollution legislation can have real impact.
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249 Satellite study suggests California clean air regulations working to reduce PM2.5 emissions in state
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JUNE 8, 2018
The open-access study, which focused on the four major components of PM 2.5 This study is the first attempt to use the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) aerosol sensors aboard NASA’s Terra satellite to predict PM 2.5 km-resolution MISR aerosol properties over Southern California for years 2001–2003, 2007–2009 and 2013–2015.
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ASG life-cycle study finds aluminum Ford F-150 “Best Full-size Truck of 2015” from environmental and economic perspective
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JANUARY 14, 2015
According to the latest annual life-cycle study from the Automotive Science Group ( ASG ), the all-new lightweight aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 leads the full-size light-duty truck competition in all environmental and economic performance areas; accordingly, ASG selected the F-150 as its Best Full-size Truck of 2015.
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150 Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure
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NOVEMBER 4, 2021
The study, published as an open-access paper in Nature , offers a closer look at the relationship between decreasing demand for oil and a resilient, varied oil market—and the carbon footprint associated with both. —Mohammad Masnadi.
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ChargEVC: New Jersey plug-in electric vehicle registration up 79% for MY 2016 vehicles over 2015
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AUGUST 14, 2017
Registration of model year 2016 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in New Jersey was up 79% over 2015, according to a recent analysis by ChargEVC , a diverse coalition of organizations and companies that support growth of the electric vehicle market.
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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide
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MARCH 12, 2019
Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. million deaths in 2015. Smoking is avoidable but air pollution is not. Jos Lelieveld, Thomas Münzel et al.
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ADEME / IFPEN study examines non-geological risks in the security of lithium supplies based on electrification of global car fleet
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NOVEMBER 25, 2018
ADEME, France’s Environment and Energy Management Agency, carried out a study with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) on the dynamics of lithium supply and demand, based on different scenarios for the electrification of the global car fleet by 2050. Source: USGS, 2017).
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Ducker: automotive aluminum content to hit explosive growth from 2015 to 2025; 50 years of uninterrupted growth “guaranteed”
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JUNE 10, 2014
The study surveyed all major automakers and forecasts that Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler will become the biggest users of aluminum sheet in the next decade. The study finds that every leading automaker will have numerous aluminum body and closure programs by 2025. For 2025, the study forecasts: 26.6% Click to enlarge.
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