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Gas Car Fires Far More Common Than Electric Car Fires

CleanTechnica EVs

I recently saw a few articles pointing to a study by Auto Insurance EZ which analyzed and compared data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), […].

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Comment on China NEV retail in Jun 1-25 at 500,000, up 15% from same period last month, CPCA data show by Cam J Haulman

CN EV Post

An excellent article thanks to Lei Kang! Well organized presentation of the EV car statistics as well the breakdown of NEVs YOY and MOM. I’d really enjoy seeing tough percentages of manufacturers/auto companies sales for this same period. There’s innovation along with wonderful quality being manufactured by the China auto industry.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

Cars That Think

Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao Former director of the Indian Statistical Institute Honorary member, 102; died 23 August Rao was onetime director of the Indian Statistical Institute , in Kolkata. The two estimators—rules for calculating an estimate of a given quantity based on observed data—provided the basis for much of modern statistics.

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QOTD: What Feature Do You Want the Most?

The Truth About Cars

Yes, I know a sample of 20-100 comments isn't as statistically significant as a professionally designed study that polls at least 2,000 people, but you all are car people and some of you are going to be buying a new car soon. Power had different results that in some cases contradicted AutoPacific.

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Despite increased e-commerce sales, third-quarter traditional sales were on par with those a year ago

Green Car Congress

In a recent article , I showed that, adjusted for population and inflation, e-commerce retail sales during the second quarter of 2020 increased by 43.3% Bureau of Labor Statistics ). by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. compared with second-quarter sales of 2019. In comparison, traditional retail sales decreased by 10.1%.

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Quantifying the recently changed relationship between e-commerce and traditional retail sales

Green Car Congress

In a recent article , I have shown that, in the United States, despite a large increase in e-commerce retail sales, traditional retail sales (adjusted for population and inflation) have stayed virtually unchanged from 2015 through 2019. Bureau of Labor Statistics ). by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research.

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China’s Jan-Feb aluminium output climbs amid higher profit margins – ET Auto

Baua Electric

million metric tons of primary aluminium in January and February, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The world’s biggest aluminium producer churned out 7.1

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