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U. Minnesota team develops Lagrangian technique to identify NOx hotspots; opportunity for connected vehicles and big data

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have introduced a new method for identifying NO x emissions hotspots using high-fidelity Lagrangian vehicle data to explore spatial interactions that may influence emissions production. diesel engine and an adaptive ZF Ecolife automatic transmission. A study by Wu et al. Andreae et al.

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CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

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All vehicles have higher emissions in Minnesota, a colder state, compared to California. Both batteries and engines are less efficient when cold, but gasoline vehicles are able to use waste heat from the engine to heat the cabin, while BEVs and EREV PHEVs need to draw energy from the battery to heat the cabin. .

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