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ECS announces 2023-2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship recipients

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The author of 52 articles with an h-index of 25, and four books/book chapters, Dr. Bai has seven patents pending and one granted patent. He is the author of 56 articles with an h-index of 42 and holds three patents. Yadong Yin at the University of California, Riverside, in 2017.

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

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This article is the latest in a series that examines recent changes in various aspects of road transportation in the United States. The period covered is 1984 through 2018. The period covered is 1984 through 2018. from 2013 to 2018 (from 8,472 miles to 8,855 miles). by Michael Sivak. population). Earlier post. )

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Which car would you pick as Best Car To Buy 2018? Poll results

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As we do every year at this time, our editors have gotten together, analyzed and discussed and argued, and come up with what we think is the Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018. We covered our process in a series of articles, including one that lays out the qualifications and rules.

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NISTEP: China rises to first place in most cited scientific papers

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Many such elite articles have authors from multiple countries, however, which complicates the analysis. of the most cited papers published in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and the United States for 24.9%. NISTEP tallied the top 1% papers in terms of citations. Using that measure, China accounted for 27.2%

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Does The Rivian R1T Have A “Rapidgate” Issue?

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If you’ve followed my articles, you might remember the problems I’ve had with the 2018 Nissan LEAF I used to own. Living in Phoenix at the time I bought it, the vehicle would overheat just driving down the freeway in the summer temperatures there. Even in cooler temperatures in the fall and winter, the battery […]

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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The current ZEV requirements for MY 2018 and following focus the program on ZEVs (battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles) and transitional ZEVs (TZEV)—typically plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). by about 1.9%. For MY 2026 and following, the reduced compliance obligation goes away.). b)(1)(A).

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The Roots & Myths of the Tesla–Union Controversy

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Controversy regarding Tesla and unionization started in 2018 when the UAW (the United Auto Workers union) claimed that Tesla fired a worker for trying to set up a union.

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