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US COVID-19 mitigation efforts resulting in significant decline in traffic, emissions and fuel-tax revenues

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A new report from the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis has found that total US vehicle miles traveled (VMT) at the county and state level have declined by 61% to 90% following the various government stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fuel use dropped from 4.6 billion per week.

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Consumer Reports tests show EV range can fall far short of claims due to outside temperature

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Weather, hills, speed, traffic, cargo, passengers, and climate settings have an impact. Other findings showed that the Mustang Mach-E stood out for having the most accurate range prediction—the indicated range used vs. the actual miles driven. This test shows that EV range isn’t an absolute metric.

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NOAA: US Experienced Above-Normal Temperatures and Below-Normal Precipitation in April

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NOAA’s State of the Climate report shows the April 2010 average temperature for the contiguous United States was 54.3 °F Based on a 116-year record since 1895, this monthly analysis prepared by scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC, is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides. inch (0.64

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US Hybrid unveils new Class 8 fuel cell port drayage truck for San Pedro Ports

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It has a gross vehicle weight rating of 80,000 pounds, an estimated driving range of 200 miles under normal drayage operation, and can be fully refueled in less than nine minutes. US Hybrid plans to expand its Connecticut production facility via a partnership with China-based Jiangsu Dewei Advanced Materials. The US FuelCell, Inc.

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UMD-led study: road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

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Drilling down into data from targeted regions, they also uncovered a 30-year trend of increasing salinity in places such as the Passaic River in northern New Jersey and a 100-mile-plus stretch of the Potomac River that supplies drinking water to Washington, D.C. Likens, University of Connecticut. —co-author Gene E.

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Hyundai introduces 2018 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models at Chicago Auto Show

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The Sonata Plug-in Hybrid will be distributed in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, but customers in any of the other states can custom order the vehicle at their local Hyundai dealer. Total estimated range is 590 miles. l/100 km) in the city, 45 mpg (5.22

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NRDC-sponsored Shulock report says California ZEV regulations need a tune-up to meet 2025 goals

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Prior to forming his consultancy, Shulock was Assistant Executive Officer and Director of Climate Programs at the California Air Resources Board, where he led the Board’s initial implementation of the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32). Chuck Shulock. Earlier post.).