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Volvo Cars, Starbucks begin installing ChargePoint EV fast chargers at stores between Denver and Seattle

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Four chargers at the first Starbucks location in Provo, Utah (East Bay – University & 9 th , 979 S University Ave.) have been installed and are scheduled to become active later this month.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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Potentially unsafe mental distractions for drivers can persist for as long as 27 seconds after dialing, changing music or sending a text using voice commands, according to a pair of new studies for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety by University of Utah researchers. The Mazda 6’s Connect system rated very highly distracting (4.6).

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Univ. of Utah study finds many infotainment systems too distracting to be used when vehicle in motion

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Many of the infotainment features in most 2017 vehicles are so distracting they should not be enabled while a vehicle is in motion, according to a new study by University of Utah researchers. The study , led by University of Utah Psychology Professor David L.

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Enterprise CarShare expands to Salt Lake City

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Enterprise CarShare, a service offered through the Enterprise Rent-A-Car local network, launched in Salt Lake City with vehicles at nearly 30 locations throughout the downtown area and on local university campuses. Salt Lake becomes the seventh major retail market to offer Enterprise CarShare in the past two years.

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Study finds that current approach to limiting wintertime pollution may initially backfire

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The processes that create ozone pollution in the summer can also trigger the formation of wintertime air pollution, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA, in partnership with the University of Utah. A key control strategy is to reduce emissions of the limiting reagent.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. Marquette University. Washington State University. Colorado State University.

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ARPA-E awarding $16.5M to six projects for technologies supporting the biofuels supply chain

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Selected projects are capable of delivering a positive return on investment when field-level carbon emissions reductions are connected to associated biofuel carbon markets. Project descriptions: University of Illinois – Urbana. University of Utah. Princeton University.

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