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

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— 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. Interestingly, he does use the phrase “in our absence,” referring to both himself and Patel.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Using data scraped from the application programming interfaces of Uber and Lyft, combined with observed travel time data, the researchers found that between 2010 and 2016, weekday vehicle hours of delay increased by 62% compared to 22% in a counterfactual 2016 scenario without TNCs. Erhardt et al.

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FCA US LLC to pay ~$300M in criminal penalties over diesel emissions test cheating

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FCA US referred to the manner in which it manipulated one method of emissions control as “cycle detection” and “cycle beating.” According to the company’s admissions and court documents, beginning at least as early as 2010, FCA US developed a new 3.0-liter liter diesel program’s goals, timing, and marketing strategy.

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

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The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fuel economy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975. Model year (MY) 2016 vehicle fuel economy was 24.7 The average 0-to-60 mph acceleration time was the same in MY 2016 as MY 2015.

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California BOE considers lowering gasoline excise tax rate for third year in a row

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cents for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 during its 23 February 2016 meeting in Culver City. cents per gallon from 1 July 2016 through 30 June 2017. The current excise tax rate of 30 cents per gallon remains in effect until 30 June 2016. If adopted, the excise tax rate on gas will be 27.8

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EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

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LDV energy consumption declines in AEO2014 Reference case from 16.0 quadrillion Btu in 2040 in the AEO2013 Reference case. The rising fuel economy of LDVs more than offsets the modest growth in VMT, resulting in a 25% decline in LDV energy consumption decline between 2012 and 2040 in the AEO2014 Reference case. Source: EIA.

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Austin study teases out changes in behavior in wake of suspension of Uber and Lyft service

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In May 2016, Austin voters blocked a ballot measure that would have allowed the companies to keep using their own background-check systems. Statistical analysis revealed that the people who transitioned to a personal vehicle were 23 times more likely to report making more trips than those who switched to a different ride-sourcing company.

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