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OSU study finds varied impact of pandemic on public transit use across US

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at The Ohio State University suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic had varying effects on demand for public transit in US cities. These are the health care workers, people working service jobs, working in grocery stores, people who clean and maintain buildings. —Liu et al.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. I love that my EV is so efficient: EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

In contrast, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles can only refuel at a gas station licensed to handle and store an inflammable liquid. The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance.

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2023 Rivian R1T Review - Got My Chips Cashed In

The Truth About Cars

I’d imagine, however, that anyone shopping a nearly six-figure electric pickup truck isn’t the apprentice on the job site who is sent to the store when the job has run out of materials. The onboard navigation did not account for this, so I quickly called up Google Maps and rerouted myself around the delay. Ranger 74.4 Width R1T 81.8

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