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MARCH 19, 2019

Recently, the amount of retail e-commerce in the United States increased rapidly in terms of both the absolute volume and the percentage of all sales. ATUS is an annual time-diary study by the U.S. Of interest in this study were the following three variables from ATUS related to “purchasing goods and services.”.

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APRIL 10, 2023

That’s equivalent to about one percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This study focused on five CFCs with few, or no, known current uses—CFC-13, CFC-112a, CFC-113a, CFC-114a, and CFC-115—and that have atmospheric lifetimes ranging from 52-640 years.

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APRIL 22, 2019

In a recent article , I examined changes in distance driven in the United States during the period from 1984 through 2017. The present study analyzes corresponding changes in the number of vehicles during the same period. Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004.

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JULY 21, 2021

In addition to its regional and temporal scope, this study is distinct from earlier LCA literature in four key aspects: This study considers the lifetime average carbon intensity of the fuel and electricity mixes, including biofuels and biogas. This results in significantly lower battery production emissions than in earlier studies.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

A new study by a team from Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) has found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than those from gasoline—a decrease in emissions from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. 2021) “Carbon intensity of corn ethanol in the United States: state of the science” Environ.

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JUNE 20, 2022

But not everyone believes that, according to a new University of Geneva study. Published in the journal Nature Energy, the study of 2,000 drivers in the United States and Germany found that many drivers chronically underestimate EVs'.

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JULY 9, 2022

A study by a team from the George Washington University finds that not all financial incentives are created equal in the eyes of prospective car buyers, and the current federal incentive—a tax credit—is, in fact, valued the least by car buyers. The current federal electric vehicle tax scheme is a pain. —John Helveston.

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JUNE 10, 2022

An even more intense “megadrought” hit the region around 1,800 years ago, according to a new study published in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters. The new study used tree-ring data and other climate records to identify a drought period unmatched in severity by the current drought or other ancient droughts.

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JULY 22, 2021

A new study confirms that, even when charged from the dirtiest electricity grids, electric cars are still cleaner than internal combustion engines over their lifecycles.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Scientists at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Santa Catalina Island, working with private industry, report that a new aquaculture technique on the California coast significantly increases kelp growth, yielding four times more biomass than natural processes. The researchers used a depth-cycling approach—i.e.,

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MARCH 10, 2022

This joint study will run through March 2026 and is a collaboration project with Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Tsusho America Inc., Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company, manufactures, sells, and services a lineup of Class 4-8 commercial trucks in the United States. Mitsui E&S Machinery Co. and PACECO CORP, along with Hino.

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JULY 23, 2021

Rio Tinto has approved a $108-million investment in underground development to enable early orebody access and undertake orebody characterisation studies for underground mining at the Kennecott copper operations in the United States. g/t gold with further upside potential based on drilling. This follows a $1.5-billion

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

A major new Health Effects Institute (HEI) report presents a study examining associations between exposures to relatively low levels of air pollution and several health outcomes among participants in 22 European cohorts. particle composition. Initial results were published in 2019 and Phase 2 results are under review.

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AUGUST 14, 2021

A new study published by US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most complete understanding yet of the costs of owning and operating a vehicle, and how those costs vary by powertrain, from the conventional to the cutting-edge. Levelized cost of driving (LCOD) across powertrains for light-duty SUV, MY 2025.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with two electric utilities, recently examined the causes, costs and lead times of distribution system upgrades anticipated for depot charging of short-haul heavy-duty trucks in the United States. 100 kW/vehicle) for the fleets studied.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The study is one of the first to account for methane leaking from old, abandoned mines. Globally, coal mining is decreasing in the United States and Europe but increasing rapidly in other parts of the world, such as southeast Asia and India. The study is the first to attempt to account for methane escaping from abandoned mines.

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JUNE 15, 2021

The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In their open-access paper published in Nature Sustainability , the MIT team concludes that despite the ideal of providing a sustainable mobility solution by promoting large-scale car sharing, TNCs have intensified urban transport challenges since their debut in the United States. —Diao et al.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

concentrations across these subway systems in the major urban centers of Northeastern United States during rush hours. This figure is comparable to sooty contamination from forest fires and building demolition, the study authors said. The researchers found an elevation in the PM 2.5 Ruzmyn Vilcassim (2021) “PM 2.5

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Corn-based ethanol is mixed with United States gasoline supplies to lower transportation-related emissions, but a new study suggests ethanol may be worse for the environment than straight gasoline. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, contradicts previous research commissioned by the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Recent data from car leasing firm Hippo Leasing UK has indicated that the Tesla Model 3 is the most searched car model in the United States. Data for the study was collected from August 2023 to January 2024, with vehicles being filtered and ranked for both the United States and the UK.

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

Electric cars may be nearing a tipping point for mass adoption in the United States, according to a new Ipsos study. consumers now willing to consider an EV, according to the study. Interest in EVs has tripled since 2018, with over a third of U.S.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

In addition, the study found that even small increases in PM 2.5 The open-access study is published in BMJ. The study shows that the health dangers and economic impacts of air pollution are significantly larger than previously understood. data with the zip codes of study participants. Chan School of Public Health.

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JUNE 20, 2022

But not everyone believes that, according to a new University of Geneva study. Published in the journal Nature Energy, the study of 2,000 drivers in the United States and Germany found that many drivers chronically underestimate EVs'.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

A new study led by University of Chicago researchers finds an association between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on analysis of large population data sets from both the United States (151 million unique individuals) and Denmark (1.4

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A study by researchers at The Ohio State University suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic had varying effects on demand for public transit in US cities. The open-access study is published in the journal PLOS ONE. The researchers used data on 113 county-level transit systems in 63 metro areas and 28 states across the United States.

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MAY 7, 2021

Their recommendation is based on their study of charging patterns for electric vehicles on the UCSD campus from early January to late May of 2020, after the university moved most of its operations online. Only four out of 100 stations in the study were fast-charging. The study looked at 100 charging stations in 28 parking structures.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

A recent study from Jerry has revealed a number of interesting observations in the United States’ electric vehicle sector. Electric vehicle sales in the United States were tracked at 873,000 units in the first three quarters of 2023, thanks in no small part to Tesla’s strong sales in the country.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Electric cars don't just save the environment, they also save lots of money, according to a new Northwestern University study. The United States could save up to $70 billion annually if electric cars replaced 75% of current internal-combustion cars, and were paired with increased renewable-energy electricity generation, the study found.

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JULY 5, 2022

Pickup trucks are the bestselling vehicles in the United States, and many manufacturers are planning electric versions. That could help fleet operators reduce emissions and ownership costs, according to a new study from Geotab. Geotab is a company that sells vehicle telematics systems.

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APRIL 8, 2020

A new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. The Harvard team investigated whether long-term average exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) increases the risk of COVID-19 deaths in the United States. They collected data for approximately 3,000 counties in the United States (98% of the population) up to 4 April 2020.

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AUGUST 15, 2021

A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better.

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APRIL 21, 2022

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel? Nickel is no exception.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The accelerator’s higher power provides more neutrons for researchers who use the facility to study and improve a wide range of materials for more efficient solar panels, longer lasting batteries and stronger, lighter materials for transportation. Besides SNS, ORNL is home to the High Flux Isotope Reactor.

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JULY 15, 2023

Similarly, in 2021, for at least 43 of the 50 CMM, the United States imported more than half its consumption, with no domestic production of 14 CMM. DE-FOA-0002854 ). DE-FOA-0002854 ). The US imports more than 80% of its REE demand from offshore suppliers.

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MAY 12, 2023

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the near-term charging and refueling infrastructure needs for zero-emission Class 4-8 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) at the national and sub-national levels.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Bollards and rubber curbs that prevent drivers from cutting across intersections at a diagonal can make streets safer for pedestrians, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). This study suggests that simple infrastructure changes can deliver big benefits. Left: Before centerline hardening.

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