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OSU study finds varied impact of pandemic on public transit use across US

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at The Ohio State University suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic had varying effects on demand for public transit in US cities. Because the data in this study came from use of the Transit app, it doesn’t capture transit users who can’t afford a smartphone or who don’t use the app. —Liu et al.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance. Equity issues must be kept in mind as none of us want EV access and EV charging to become the redlining of the 21st Century.

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2023 Rivian R1T Review - Got My Chips Cashed In

The Truth About Cars

On my drive from Detroit, the Rivian navigation kept wanting me to take a different, more rural route through north-central Ohio that I’d imagine would save me some electrons due to lower overall speeds, but would have taken (in my experience having driven this way frequently) an additional 45 minutes to cover.

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Toyota was the most searched auto brand in 2023, but Tesla still dominates EV queries

Baua Electric

What should come as no surprise to most people is that American automaker Tesla dominated Google Trends search data for EVs last year. to determine these comparisons, MarketWatch Guides put together its own study of the top searched automotive brands and their respective models using key Google data. Here’s how it was gathered.

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Announcing a Benchmark to Improve AI Safety

Cars That Think

A simple keyword- or rules- based rating system for evaluating the responses is affordable and scalable, but isn’t adequate when models’ responses are complex, ambiguous or unusual. Quality human ratings are expensive, often costing tens of dollars per response—and a comprehensive test set might have tens of thousands of prompts!

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2024 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Review - Not A Smart Time To Be Sexy Anyway

The Truth About Cars

Not that the price is all that extravagant considering the average price of a new car, really, and if you want a more affordable Polestar 2 you can get into a more basic single-motor rear-drive model for a bit over $50k delivered. Controls are a bit snappier than I’ve experienced in the past.

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