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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. Department of Transportation were the sources of the information for 1986 through 2017. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2017. total Btu).

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Rio Tinto and ARENA to study hydrogen calcination to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining

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JUNE 16, 2021

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. In a 2017 open-access paper exploring the use of concentrated solar thermal (CST) radiation for alumina calcination, Davis et al. Rio Tinto will conduct a $1.2-million

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CMU-led study finds that when Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases

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JANUARY 6, 2021

on average, increasing even more in car-dependent cities, according to a new study led by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. The researchers analyzed data from major US cities between 2011 to 2017, comparing trends in cities where Uber and Lyft entered with those where they didn’t. Ward et al.

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Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

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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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Relationship between distance driven and economic activity: 1946-2017

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Of interest in this study were the changes in distance driven per inflation-adjusted GDP (gross domestic product) since the end of the Second World War. For each year from 1946 through 2017, distance driven by all vehicles was obtained from the U.S. The 2017 value—177.4 from 2000 to 2017. in 2000 to 0.7%

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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Fossil fuel combustion, a major source of air pollution, contributed to more than one million deaths globally in 2017, more than 27% of all deaths from outdoor fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), according to a new report published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI). Overall, the report indicates that a majority of PM 2.5

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IIHS study finds drivers significantly more likely to speed while using adaptive cruise control

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MARCH 14, 2021

Drivers are using adaptive cruise control (ACC) as a tool for speeding, possibly undermining the feature’s potential safety benefits, according to a new study by researchers from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) with colleagues from MIT. This study did not analyze real-world crashes. Driving faster is more dangerous.

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LADOT count shows a 22% increase in biking, 6% drop in walking in 2019 from 2017

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APRIL 15, 2021

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has published findings and data from its inaugural study counting the number of people biking and walking on Los Angeles streets. A 22% increase in biking citywide from comparable data in 2017. A 6% decrease in walking citywide from comparable data in 2017.

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Study: gasoline is more important than healthcare for Americans

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

According to a study by GasBuddy, a smartphone app connecting drivers with the Perfect Pit Stop, the necessity, perception, and price of gasoline adversely impacts Americans across all age groups and income brackets, with 86% of Americans depending on gasoline for their everyday lives. Yet, it is a major necessity for millions of Americans.

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New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

BloomEnergy, working with PowerOutage.us, a company that monitors utilities throughout the country, tracked when and where every blackout occurred in California during a sample period from 15 October 2017 to 31 December 2019, and how many customers it impacted, to generate this interactive map. Source: Bloom Energy.

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

million people worldwide in 2017, the paper notes. The team studied trends in air pollution in Africa to determine impacts on human health and economic development in 54 African countries. In addition to the toll on human health, air pollution imposes economic costs, the study found. billion IQ points across the continent.

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

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JUNE 21, 2021

A Henry Ford Health System study published in The Laryngoscope shows that head and neck injuries caused by use of e-scooters have been on the rise since rideshare systems were introduced to the public in late 2017. The study found that head and neck injuries made up nearly 28% of the total e-scooter related injuries reported.

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Mercedes shows off-road EQC 4x4² driveable study

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Key off-road data: EQC 4x4² (study). And in 2017, with the E 400 All-Terrain 4x4² study, Mercedes-Benz showed many an SUV its limitations when off-road. In combination with the tires in size 285/50 R 20, this results in an impressive sure-footedness in terrain. EQC 400 4MATIC (standard). Approach angle. Departure angle.

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Rutgers study: facial and head injuries from electric scooters “a rising epidemic”

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JUNE 13, 2019

Facial and head injuries from riding electric scooters have tripled over the past decade, according to a Rutgers study. However, state helmet laws vary, and the study found that many people are being injured from not wearing appropriate protective equipment. —Bresler et al.

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T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

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JUNE 9, 2019

An in-house study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more SO x than all of Europe’s 260+ million passenger vehicles. million passenger vehicles in a year.

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Study finds that replacing older, highly polluting school buses could lead to 1.3 million fewer daily absences annually

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APRIL 11, 2023

million fewer daily absences annually, according to a University of Michigan study. Over time, exposure can exacerbate respiratory illnesses and other conditions and lead to missed school days, say the researchers on the open-access study, which appears in the journal, Nature Sustainability. The program is ongoing.

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New study confirms extensive gas leaks in the North Sea; recommends stricter guidelines for handling of abandoned wells

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AUGUST 2, 2020

The work, published in the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control , confirms earlier studies based on a greatly extended data basis. The new study by GEOMAR scientists confirms this initial estimate on a larger data basis. Matthias Haeckel from GEOMAR, who lead the study. Photo: ROV team/GEOMAR.

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Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The study will address common questions related to electric vehicle ownership: What are the primary contributing factors to vehicle ownership cost? The first phase of the study is scheduled to be completed in December 2022, with results from 14 select cities across the US available to the public shortly after peer review.

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U of Illinois study shows reduced speed limits save lives in busy cities with minimal impact on travel time

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JUNE 14, 2020

A new study from University of Illinois shows that speed reductions in São Paulo, Brazil, significantly reduced fatal accidents and increased travel times only minimally. The controversial policy became a major focal point of the mayoral election in 2017, and the new mayor reversed the policy. The study included 1.4

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New study from Integer Research predicts non-road SCR parc to almost triple between 2017-2023

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AUGUST 29, 2013

In Integer’s base-case scenario, the global SCR-equipped NRMM parc grows rapidly over the period 2017-2023, from 1 million SCR vehicles globally to 5 million by 2023. 2017 would see a global SCR vehicle parc of 1 million growing towards 7 million by 2023. Both construction and agricultural sectors provide the main markets for DPF.

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Large-scale study finds decline in ovarian reserve related to PM and NO2 in atmosphere

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JUNE 30, 2019

A large-scale study has found that high levels of air pollution adversely effect ovarian reserve—a term widely adopted to reflect the number of resting follicles in the ovary and thus a marker of potential female fertility. Some studies have tried to make the connection between ovarian reserve (i.e., —Professor La Marca.

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ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2017, replacing 183% of production. billion oil-equivalent barrels at year-end 2017. During 2017, proved additions at Upper Zakum in Abu Dhabi totaled more than 800 million barrels of crude oil. Exxon Mobil Corporation added 2.7 Resource Base. ExxonMobil added 9.8

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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MAY 12, 2020

Two new studies in AGU’s journal Geophysical Research Letters find nitrogen dioxide pollution over northern China, Western Europe and the US decreased by as much as 60% in early 2020 as compared to the same time last year. In addition to nitrogen dioxide, one of the new studies finds PM 2.5 Grey areas indicate no valid data.

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Rio Tinto to invest ~$200M to progress the Jadar lithium project to feasibility study stage; jaderite

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JULY 31, 2020

This will primarily fund the feasibility study, including the completion of detailed engineering designs, as well as permitting and land acquisition by the end of 2021, in line with the initial project schedule. The unique mineral— jadarite —was discovered by Rio Tinto geologists in 2004 near the city of Loznica in Western Serbia.

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Harvard/Nanjing study: China’s war on PM2.5 pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Their study is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Ozone is the main ingredient in smog and has been studied since it began choking cities in the US in the early 1950s. levels continue to fall, ozone will continue worsening,said Ke Li, a postdoctoral fellow at SEAS and first author of the study.

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New study shows that inhaled nanoparticles can travel into the blood and accumulate

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APRIL 26, 2017

A study by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands has found that nanoparticles, such as those found in air pollution, can travel into the blood and accumulate in diseased blood vessels. Vesey, Paul H. Boere, Petra Krystek, Colin J. Campbell, Patrick W.

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NC State study finds non-FFV vehicles can adapt to mid-level ethanol blend

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APRIL 9, 2019

A study by a team from North Carolina State University, with colleagues from the Urban Air Initiative and 3DATX Corporation, has shown that non-FFVs (flexible-fuel vehicles) can adapt to a mid-level ethanol blend—specifically E27. The study was commissioned by the Urban Air Initiative. — lead researcher Dr.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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MAY 25, 2018

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the journal Nature.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

A new study, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, has found that in 2010, about 2.7 The open-access study is published in the journal. The study did not quantify the risk in specific locations, but rather used the average ambient PM 2.5 Environment International. Malley et al.

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LLNL study shows integrated vehicles shapes decrease body-axis drag for increased fuel efficiency

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JULY 2, 2021

The future application of smooth aerodynamic integration can have a fundamental impact upon the heavy vehicle freight sector, which consumed more than 30 billion gallons of diesel fuel in 2017. Every 1% reduction in drag leads to a 0.45% reduction in fuel use for a heavy vehicle at highway speeds.

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Study of 60M US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death

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JUNE 29, 2017

The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This is a study of unprecedented statistical power because of the massive size of the study population. Schwartz (2017) “Air Pollution and Mortality in the Entire Medicare Population” New England Journal of Medicine doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1702747.

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Study: hydrogen boride nanosheets are a promising hydrogen carrier; 8wt% under ambient conditions

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

The two-dimensional materials derived from magnesium diboride (MgB 2 ) were first reported by researchers in Japan in 2017. When HB sheets emerged in 2017, scientists recognized they could become an exciting new material for energy, catalysis and environmental applications.

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ADEME / IFPEN study examines non-geological risks in the security of lithium supplies based on electrification of global car fleet

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NOVEMBER 25, 2018

ADEME, France’s Environment and Energy Management Agency, carried out a study with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) on the dynamics of lithium supply and demand, based on different scenarios for the electrification of the global car fleet by 2050. Source: USGS, 2017).

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Nissan, Frost & Sullivan study finds 37% of Southeast Asian consumers open to buying EV

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Thirty-seven percent of Southeast Asian consumers planning to buy a car are open to purchasing an electric vehicle, according to a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan. With the right incentives, the region can accelerate the adoption of electric and electrified vehicles, the study shows.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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MARCH 1, 2019

A new study provides the most detailed picture available to date of the global, regional, and local health impacts attributable to emissions from four transportation subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles; other on-road vehicles; shipping; and non-road mobile engines such as agricultural and construction equipment. Source: The ICCT.

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Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

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MAY 20, 2022

A new study , commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping and prepared by Professor Dr. Stefan Ulreich from Germany’s University of Applied Sciences, finds that the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use. billion in 2017 to $1.6

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China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

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JULY 17, 2017

Exposure to ozone, long associated with impaired lung function, is also connected to health changes that can cause cardiovascular disease such as heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke, according to a new study of Chinese adults. The team studied 89 healthy adults living in Changsha City, China, for one year. 2017.2842.

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Toyota introducing new EV in China in 2020, expanding scope of fuel cell feasibility study

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

At Auto Guangzhou 2017, Toyota Motor announced it will introduce an electric vehicle under the Toyota brand in the Chinese market in 2020, and that the scope of a fuel-cell vehicle feasibility study will be expanded to cover commercial vehicles such as buses. Earlier post.) and Canada.

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Tsinghua study finds China’s actions have cut PM2.5 concentrations 21.5% from 2013-2015; PM2.5-related mortality down 9.1%

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

China’s measures to improve its air quality are working, but more stringent policies should be put in place to safeguard public health, according to a new open-access study by researchers at Tsinghua University published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. This study estimated that the premature mortality related to PM 2.5

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ABI Research: 16B ride-hailing trips completed globally in 2017, 24B expected in 2018; 70% in Asia

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A recent mobility study by ABI Research on regional ride-hailing markets found that 16 billion ride-hailing trips were completed worldwide in 2017. Our research showed that at the beginning of 2017, Grab had just 30% market share of the Indonesian ride-hailing market, while local rival GO-JEK had a commanding 58% of the market.

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IIHS HLDI study finds Subaru crash avoidance system cuts pedestrian crashes

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JUNE 11, 2018

To study the system’s effect on pedestrian crashes, analysts looked at bodily injury liability claims that lacked an associated claim for vehicle damage. The second generation, introduced on the Legacy and Outback in 2015 and on the Forester in 2017, uses color cameras and has longer and wider detection ranges and other improvements.

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Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Their study is publishedin the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. California LEVIII and US Tier 3 regulations will begin a four year phase-in starting in 2015 and 2017, respectively, to a PM maximum of 3 mg/mile from the current 10 mg/mile LEVII limit. In the study, the team used two MY 2016 passenger cars.

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Large scale epidemiological study associates PM2.5, NO2 pollution with kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer death

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

However, in a new large-scale prospective study led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, and the American Cancer Society, researchers observed an association between some air pollutants and mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer. —Turner et al.

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Bosch study highlights potential of e-fuels to reduce CO2 emissions

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AUGUST 22, 2017

According to a new study by Bosch, the use of e-fuels—synthetic fuels based on renewable energy—in Europe by 2050 as a scheduled supplement to electrification could save up to 2.8 Present studies suggest that the fuel itself (excluding any excise duties) could cost between €1.00 liter (US$4.47 gallon US) in the long run.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

Rio Tinto and ARENA to study hydrogen calcination to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining

CMU-led study finds that when Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases

Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

Relationship between distance driven and economic activity: 1946-2017

HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

IIHS study finds drivers significantly more likely to speed while using adaptive cruise control

LADOT count shows a 22% increase in biking, 6% drop in walking in 2019 from 2017

Study: gasoline is more important than healthcare for Americans

New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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

Mercedes shows off-road EQC 4x4² driveable study

Rutgers study: facial and head injuries from electric scooters “a rising epidemic”

T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

Study finds that replacing older, highly polluting school buses could lead to 1.3 million fewer daily absences annually

New study confirms extensive gas leaks in the North Sea; recommends stricter guidelines for handling of abandoned wells

Responsible Battery Coalition and U Michigan launch study to compare electric and gas vehicle lifetime costs

U of Illinois study shows reduced speed limits save lives in busy cities with minimal impact on travel time

New study from Integer Research predicts non-road SCR parc to almost triple between 2017-2023

Large-scale study finds decline in ovarian reserve related to PM and NO2 in atmosphere

ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production

Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

Rio Tinto to invest ~$200M to progress the Jadar lithium project to feasibility study stage; jaderite

Harvard/Nanjing study: China’s war on PM2.5 pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution

New study shows that inhaled nanoparticles can travel into the blood and accumulate

NC State study finds non-FFV vehicles can adapt to mid-level ethanol blend

Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

LLNL study shows integrated vehicles shapes decrease body-axis drag for increased fuel efficiency

Study of 60M US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death

Study: hydrogen boride nanosheets are a promising hydrogen carrier; 8wt% under ambient conditions

ADEME / IFPEN study examines non-geological risks in the security of lithium supplies based on electrification of global car fleet

Nissan, Frost & Sullivan study finds 37% of Southeast Asian consumers open to buying EV

Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

Toyota introducing new EV in China in 2020, expanding scope of fuel cell feasibility study

Tsinghua study finds China’s actions have cut PM2.5 concentrations 21.5% from 2013-2015; PM2.5-related mortality down 9.1%

ABI Research: 16B ride-hailing trips completed globally in 2017, 24B expected in 2018; 70% in Asia

IIHS HLDI study finds Subaru crash avoidance system cuts pedestrian crashes

Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

Large scale epidemiological study associates PM2.5, NO2 pollution with kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer death

Bosch study highlights potential of e-fuels to reduce CO2 emissions

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