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Study: e-scooter head and neck injuries on the rise

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Henry Ford researchers looked at available data from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and found that between January 2009 and December 2019 there were more than 100,000 e-scooter related injuries reported. The estimated national total of electric scooter cases from 2009 to 2019 was 103,943 (95% CI: 79,650–128,237).

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IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

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Further, according to the latest IHS Markit forecasts, the global auto industry will exerience an unprecedented and almost instant stalling of demand in 2020, with global auto sales forecast to plummet more than 12% from 2019 to 78.8 during the global recession in 2008/2009. million units. Europe autos demand for 2020 is set at 15.6

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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Light-duty VMT is beginning to decouple from traditional drivers. The most recent of these In Focus articles explores the impact of demographics and behavior on light-duty vehicle (LDV) energy demand. Alternative modes of travel affect VMT to the degree that the population has access to substitutes for personal LDVs.

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IHS Markit: global auto sales to drop 22% this year

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IHS Markit cut its forecasts for global light vehicle sales and production as the impact COVID-19 impact has depressed demand. According the new analysis, global light vehicle sales are now forecast to be 69.6 IHS Markit forecasts a similar decline for global light vehicle production, falling to 69.3 million in 2019.

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SAIC-GM Connectivity Strategy 2025 lays out roadmap to cloud-based connectivity, autonomy

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2019: Introduce Super Cruise technology, enabling hands-free driving. 2019: Introduce Super Cruise technology, enabling hands-free driving. Launched in China in 2009 through GM’s Shanghai OnStar joint venture, OnStar has nearly 1 million subscribers nationwide. Between 2019 and 2020, SAIC-GM’s telematics system will be upgraded.

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Meet the Newest IEEE-HKN Eminent Member

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IEEE Fellow Karen Panetta , the 2019 IEEE-HKN president, presided over the event. "It They included building controls, computer programs for building design, compact fluorescent lighting, and batteries for electric vehicles. She served on the President's Council of Advisors from 2009 to 2017 and was a vice chair from 2010 to 2017.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2011 more than doubles estimates of US shale gas resources; higher production at lower prices

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The technically recoverable unproved shale gas resource is 827 trillion cubic feet (as of 1 January 2009) in the AEO2011 Reference case, 474 trillion cubic feet larger than in the AEO2010 Reference case, reflecting additional information that has become available with more drilling activity in new and existing shale plays.

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