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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. Ride-hailing vehicles travel more miles than personal vehicles, making them more efficient.

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CMU-led study finds that when Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases

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When ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft show up in urban areas, vehicle registrations per capita increase by 0.7% So vehicle adoption by Uber and Lyft drivers may outweigh the effect of riders getting rid of their personal vehicles. —CMU Professor Jeremy Michalek, corresponding author.

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ABTC inferred resources report finds Tonopah Flats may hold 15.8 million tons lithium carbonate equivalent

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American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) ( earlier post ) announced results of its third-party Qualified Person (QP)-audited Inferred Resource Report that details the analysis of its lithium deposit at its Tonopah Flats Lithium Project in Nevada. The inferred resources report concludes that Tonopah Flats may hold an estimated 15.8

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Waterloo team uses on-board data to identify speed as the best predictor of car crashes

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Their analysis revealed speeding is a strong predictor of crashes, while statistically significant links for the other kinds of aggressive driving couldn’t be established. —Stefan Steiner, a statistics professor in Waterloo’s Faculty of Mathematics.

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QOTD: What Feature Do You Want the Most?

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Yes, I know a sample of 20-100 comments isn't as statistically significant as a professionally designed study that polls at least 2,000 people, but you all are car people and some of you are going to be buying a new car soon. Power had different results that in some cases contradicted AutoPacific.

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Austin study teases out changes in behavior in wake of suspension of Uber and Lyft service

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In May 2016, Austin voters blocked a ballot measure that would have allowed the companies to keep using their own background-check systems. Rounding out the respondents, 3% switched to public transit and 42% switched to another, smaller transportation networking company. Many were short-lived, but some are still in business.

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Pfizer’s Edge in the COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Data Science

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Pfizer dominated news headlines and family dinner conversations last December when it became the first company to bring a COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. If the virus is neutralized in the blood, that tells us that the person had built up immunity. The one we happen to use for our vaccine trials is by a company called LabWare.

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