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FEV study highlights aluminum mass reduction dynamics in battery-electric vehicles

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A study commissioned by the Aluminum Association and conducted by FEV North America, concludes that aluminum offers significant cost savings to automakers as net-zero priorities drive vehicle development, particularly in high volume programs.

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Sandia, national lab partners studying vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

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With electric vehicles becoming more common, the risks and hazards of a cyberattack on electric vehicle charging equipment and systems also increases. Johnson and his team recently published an open-access summary of known electric vehicle charger vulnerabilities in the journal Energies. Johnson et al.

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Ipsos Auto Global Study: interest in battery electric vehicles growing in the US

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Ipsos’ new 2020 Global Mobility Navigator Study, focusing on Electrification, found global interest remained on par with the numbers from 2019. However, the study reveals there has been an increase in interest in the US and Chinese markets. A growing consumer awareness led to an increased desire to have them in vehicles.

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New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars

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One of the largest studies to date finds the current generation of EV owners drive far fewer miles than owners. continued] The post New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

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A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). An all-electric fleet would reduce lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 14.7 Earlier post.).

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J.D. Power study finds consumer EV consideration in Canada significantly lags US

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Power Canada Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. By contrast, in Canada, a majority (66%) say they are either “very unlikely” or “somewhat unlikely” to consider an EV for their next vehicle purchase. This year’s study measured responses from 4,488 consumers and was fielded in April-May 2023. —J.D.

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HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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The Health Effects Institute (HEI) has launched two new studies funded under RFA 21-1, Quantifying Real-World Impacts of Non-Tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions. The new studies are: Improved Characterization of the Real-World Contributions and Impacts of Non-tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions ,” led by Greg Evans, University of Toronto.

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