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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

Green Car Congress

The latest annual data from the Federal Highway Administration show that in 2018 the maximum (348,796 million miles in California) was 94.5 Because total VMT depends, in part, on the size of the population, of interest in this study was the variation among the states in vehicle miles traveled per person (VMT per person).

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Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

Green Car Congress

This analysis adds new calculations for 2018. The focus in this series is on vehicles per person, as opposed to total number of vehicles (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. The main findings (summarized in the table below) are as follows: Vehicles per person increased by 18.2% population).

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

Green Car Congress

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. The period covered is 1984 through 2018. The main findings concerning distance driven per person (summarized in the table below) are as follows: An increase of 40.9%

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Younger persons are still less likely to have a driver’s license than in the 1980s

Green Car Congress

Since 2011 , I have periodically examined changes in the proportion of persons with a driver’s license as a function of age. The results showed that between 1983 and 2014 there was a substantial decrease in the licensing of younger persons, with an increase in the licensing of older persons. for those 50 to 54.

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Tesla receives mind-blowing interior ‘personalization system’ patent

Teslarati

Tesla has received a patent for an incredible new “personalization system,” which could make its vehicles more accessible and comfortable than ever before. The system uses the car’s interior camera system to identify occupants, approximate their size, and personalize settings to optimize comfort and ease of use.

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King Charles’ personal Jaguar I-Pace could be yours

Electric Cars Report

An electric car with unmatched royal provenance – a Jaguar I-Pace purchased in 2018 by His Majesty King Charles for his personal use – is to be sold in the UK at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 2nd March by Historics Auctioneers.

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BMW integrates Ubigi’s global Personal eSIM solution for premium connectivity – ET Auto

Baua Electric

BMW customers in France and Germany can activate the Personal eSIM of their vehicle with Transatel’s Ubigi 5G data plans to enjoy additional infotainment features and WiFi connectivity, irrespective of their primary network operator for their regular smartphone subscription. and 9 with the option Personal eSIM (SA6PA).