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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al.

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Pedestrian Trapped Under Cruise Vehicle in San Francisco

The Truth About Cars

The incident took place in San Francisco (Fifth Avenue just south of Market Street) and has already become the subject of some rampant speculation as the company hopes to avoid another public relations nightmare. But there’s a lot of bad blood between San Francisco residents and the recently expanded robotaxi services.

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Inflation Bites U.S. Engineering Salaries

Cars That Think

He (and I use that pronoun intentionally) is 50-year-old white male with 25 years of work experience who supervises at least one person. Pacific region extends lead In spite of the reports of tech workers fleeing the San Francisco Bay area , the Pacific region extended its lead over New England for highest median tech salaries.

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NYU review study suggests potential for gauging health risks of air pollution on individual level

Green Car Congress

The level of practical use of these personal monitoring methods has not yet been developed to the point of directly impacting policy (e.g., There are challenges in enabling policies that limit personal exposures, but the likely improvements in health and welfare are potentially massive. —Caplin et al. —Masoud Ghandehari.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

These cars are becoming difficult to find in the Ewe Pullets of the land, and I hadn't written about a true K in the Junkyard Finds series since way back in 2019. My personal K-Car experience hasn't been as positive. Today, we'll look at a K sedan that survived 36 years before being retired in California.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

There’s definitely change on the horizon,” said Sinclair, who is a member of both the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Women of Electric Vehicles (WEV) , as well as EV Gals, a smaller, Bay Area-only group. EV Gals is a small group that formed in 2019 among women in the clean energy space.

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6 Best Electric SUVs and Crossovers (and how they’re changing the cost of driving)

EV Life

Here are the 6 best electric SUVs and crossovers in 2019, priced high to low. 2019 Niro EV. 10 stars, Edmunds rates the Niro EV the #1 electric vehicle for all of 2019. Incentives based on federal, state, and local incentives for residents of San Francisco, California. Luxury Electric SUVs and Crossovers. #3

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