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Texas study finds PHEV use could increase ozone at night, decrease ozone during the day

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A study by researchers at the University of Texas found that in general, use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can lead to an increase in ozone during nighttime hours (due to decreased scavenging from both vehicles and EGU stacks) and a decrease in ozone during daytime hours. The results are less clear in Dallas and Houston.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping. Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University. At the University of Texas at Dallas , Siavash Pourkamali's group has taken a different approach.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Self-driving cars has been a focus of Uber for the last half of the decade with the company racking up about 80,000 autonomous miles a week as it strives to bring driverless cars into the mix. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. Zipcar Zipcar bills itself as the world’s largest car sharing service.

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Subspace Rebuilt the Internet for Real-Time Applications

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Subspace was founded in early 2018. The shifts in online usage created by the pandemic are also strengthening the case to further democratize the Internet—the idea that there must be a universal, consistent standard of use to everyone, regardless of who or where they are. Instead, it might make more sense to detour through Dallas.

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