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

Green Car Reports

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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Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned!

Clean Fleet Report

She lived in the residential area around Stanford University and Ridge wasn’t that far away. Road Trip: 2021 Volkswagen ID4 The post Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned! Taking an Extended EV Trip & Tempting Fate. I remember taking my mom to Ridge Winer y in her EV1 oh so long ago. It was the elevation.

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Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

Green Car Congress

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Indian Battery Electric Vehicle Sales Climb

CleanTechnica EVs

Article written with support from Jaan at The EV Universe. Within a surging Indian car market, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are starting to make significant gains. India is the world’s fourth largest car market. Two-wheeler […].

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IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

Green Car Congress

Of the five, only one is directly transportation-related: Commuters will be able to quickly access personalized recommendations that help them avoid the congestion issues they routinely face and help them get where they need to go in the fastest time. The full list of five is: Your commute will be personalized. Personalized routing.

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Electric vehicles and workplace charging for businesses research project

Drive Electric

One of the biggest questions for electric car drivers is how easy it is to charge their car. With that in mind, DriveElectric and the Smart Mobility Unit of the University of Hertfordshire have launched a survey to understand more about the access to electric vehicles for businesses and their charging.

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Study shows hybrids and EVs to drive lithium and cobalt demand by a factor of 10 to more than 20

Green Car Congress

A new study by researchers at Leiden University in The Netherlands, with colleagues at the University of Freiburg (Germany) and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, shows that climate policies can strongly increase metal demand. mostly as a result of population and GDP growth.

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