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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 8, 2022
In both instances, the distances to be compared are person miles. The derivation of person miles traveled by air is straightforward from the available monthly data: In 2021, the airline revenue passenger miles for domestic operations totaled 572 billion miles. persons ), we end up with 4,800 billion person miles.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2020
First, the measure used in this analysis for driving—vehicle miles traveled—includes travel not only by personal vehicles (cars, light trucks, and motorcycles), but also by medium and heavy trucks and buses. Two caveats are in order.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2014
Currently, the energy intensity (BTU per person mile) of driving is 57% greater than that of flying, according to a new analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). persons to at least 2.3 persons to at least 2.3
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Ford and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) are partnering on a competition for undergraduate students to develop innovative applications that enhance vehicle safety and sustainability by using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. The teams are not limited to personal cars or trucks.
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2013
Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute together suggest that the US now has—per person, per driver, and per household—fewer light-duty vehicles and that they are driven less than a decade ago. —“Has Motorization In The U.S.
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2011
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) sponsors a broad program of connected vehicle research ; the research is a multimodal program that involves using wireless communication between vehicles, infrastructure, and personal communications devices to improve safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. It is based on the Segway Personal Transporter but holds two people, instead of one, and lets them sit, instead of stand. Theyre called bicycles, scooters and motorcycles.
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