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Distance driven per person is still down from its maximum in 2004

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The focus here is on distance driven per person as opposed to total distance driven (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. from 1984 to 2004 (from 6,612 miles to 9,314 miles). from 2004 to 2013 (from 9,314 miles to 8,472 miles). population). Earlier post. ) A decrease of 9.0% An increase of 4.5%

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Distance driven in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2004?

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The focus here is on distance driven per person and per household, as opposed to the absolute distance driven (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. from 1984 to 2004 (from 6,612 miles to 9,314 miles), then decreased by 9.1% population). The period covered is 1984 through 2017. per person and by 6.4%

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Study finds rates of LDV fuel consumption in US peaked in 2004; indications of peak motorization

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These rates are down 16% to 17% from their peaks in 2004, except that the rate per vehicle is down 13% (from its peak in 2003). This rate increased to a maximum of 474 gallons in 2004. The rate increased to a maximum of 698 gallons in 2004. The rate increased to a maximum of 1,240 gallons in 2004. 2003 to 2004. -13%

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. The IEEE Life Fellow is credited with working out how best to isolate parts of the power grid to prevent the entire grid from going down. in EE at Iowa State University , in Ames.

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

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Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004. While this rate has been on a rebound since 2013, the 2017 rate is still down from 2004 by 5.2%. The focus is on vehicles per person, as opposed to the absolute number (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. population). from its maximum.

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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The LTD Board of Directors is now developing ambitious emission reduction goals for its fleet, and the partnership with New Flyer and commitment to investing in electric vehicles is an important part of its carbon reduction strategy. More than half use electric hybrid propulsion, helping to lower emissions from public transit.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Researchers from Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 In axial-flow configurations, noted Müller and co-authors in a 2004 paper, pure scavenging is a challenging task. Combustion starts in the central part of the channel, where the fuel/air mixture is rich and flame propagates to inner and outer end of the cell.

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