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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. The paper is published in the journal Nature Energy. Nat Energy (2020).

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Does e-commerce affect the amount of travel in the United States?

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Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. The data used are for persons 15 years of age and older, and they apply to all days of the week.

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Distances traveled on the road and in the air: 1970-2015

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Furthermore, the focus here is not on total distances but on distances per person, because the U.S. The calculated average passenger-distances traveled per person are shown in the table below, along with the average occupancy rates from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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Great Britain and the United States show the same pattern of recent changes in vehicle distance traveled

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Vehicle distance traveled per person in Great Britain is currently about one-half of the distance in the United States. statistics segment road vehicles differently, the data are for all road vehicles. statistics segment road vehicles differently, the data are for all road vehicles. (I The years examined were 1993 through 2018.

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CMU-led study finds that when Uber and Lyft enter cities, vehicle ownership increases

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on average, increasing even more in car-dependent cities, according to a new study led by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. So vehicle adoption by Uber and Lyft drivers may outweigh the effect of riders getting rid of their personal vehicles. Sloan Foundation, the US Department of Energy, and Carnegie Mellon University.

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ABTC inferred resources report finds Tonopah Flats may hold 15.8 million tons lithium carbonate equivalent

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American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) ( earlier post ) announced results of its third-party Qualified Person (QP)-audited Inferred Resource Report that details the analysis of its lithium deposit at its Tonopah Flats Lithium Project in Nevada. Mineral processing was carried out at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Ore Dressing Laboratory.

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How men and women differ in their travel patterns

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Bureau of Labor Statistics. The analysis used the following two variables from ATUS: Average percentage of persons traveling (using any travel mode) per day by activity. Average hours spent traveling per day by activity for persons who traveled in connection with the activity. Personal care. vs. 31.1%). vs. 31.1%).

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