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Smartphones and sensors as personal, real-time pollution monitors

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This approach ignores big differences in air quality in school and work environments. These studies usually create a picture of exposure based on air pollution levels outside people’s homes. It also ignores spikes in pollution that happen over the course of the day such as during rush hour. home, school, and commute).

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California ARB study finds commuters’ exposures to air pollution greatly depends on mode of travel; light rail, personal vehicles the lowest

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The mode of travel you take on your daily work commute can make a big difference in your exposure to air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at the California Air Resources Board (ARB). times greater than personal vehicle commutes, while light rail commutes had 30% lower UFP concentrations than personal vehicle commutes.

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Karma Automotive debuts first Club Car Current EVs produced under agreement with AYRO

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These light-duty EVs fill the gap between full-sized trucks and small utility carts for low-speed logistics and cargo services in campus and urban environments. It is also certified under California’s California Air Resource Board (CARB) Certification Program with “cleanest” scores for global warming and air quality of zero emission vehicles.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.]. Depletion of metal resources [kg iron-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg N-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg P-eq.]. Land occupation in an urban environment [m 2 / year]. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second].

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Honda aiming to sell 3.5M electric motorcycles per year by 2030

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Envisioning the future market environment, uses and technological advancements, Honda is exploring a range of future personal-use models including ones equipped with a power source besides swappable batteries. Honda plans to introduce two commuter EV models between 2024 and 2025 across Asia, Europe and Japan. Battery sharing.

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Interim assessment finds Volkswagen’s “Think Blue. Factory.” program reduced resource consumption by average 24.3% since 2011

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environmental program: since 2011, the consumption of resources in vehicle production has been reduced by an average of 24.3% ( Earlier post.) day, representatives from all Volkswagen sites presented their ideas and the measures they have already implemented to reduce the use of resources. At the fourth "Think Blue. Earlier post.).

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Obama Administration releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint; health, food, energy and environment

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The White House today released a national Bioeconomy Blueprint , a comprehensive approach to harnessing innovations in biological research to address national challenges in health, food, energy, and the environment. Federal agencies should take steps to ensure that the future bioeconomy has a sustainable and appropriately-trained workforce.

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