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UC Davis report urges policy actions to accelerate equitable transition to ZEVs in Global South

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—Dan Sperling, founding director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies The report notes that there has been positive momentum for the ZEV transition worldwide.

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CATARC and UC Davis establish China-US ZEV Policy Lab to accelerate adoption of plug-in and fuel cell cars in US and in China

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The University of California, Davis, and the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) have entered a new agreement to work together to help speed the commercialization of plug-in and fuel cell electric cars in China. Signatories to the MOU include UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B.

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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

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These are the observations in an in-depth study of the industry by management professors at the University of California, Davis, and Dartmouth College. —Hemant Bhargava, a professor of technology management at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Bhargava, UC Davis Graduate School of Management; Jonas Boehm and Geoffrey G.

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Teslas cover more daily miles than other EVs: Are they better ICE replacements?

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Models from Tesla are driven more on a daily basis than other electric cars, according to a new study. But the study also found that EVs are generally driven less than gasoline cars, raising questions about their effectiveness as internal-combustion replacements.

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What will get more people to consider electric cars? Take our Twitter poll

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A recent study from the University of California, Davis suggested that awareness of available plug-in electric cars among potential buyers was no higher in 2017 than it had been in 2014.

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Study: EVs put to use in ride-hailing deliver more carbon benefits than in personal use

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Electric cars could deliver even greater environmental benefits if they were to be used by ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft than if they were to go to private use, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.

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Honda Opens Demonstration Smart Home, With Fit EV Electric Car In Garage

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Most of us think "Honda" and bring up economy cars, perhaps lawnmowers, or even portable generators. Yesterday, though, the Japanese carmaker opened its Honda Smart Home US in Davis, California--demonstrating its ideas for how Americans might live a zero-carbon life in the 21st Century. Complete houses aren''t usually on the list.

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