Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Using ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft leads to higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion than driving personal cars, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

A new study led by University of Chicago researchers finds an association between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. For the Danish cohort, the team studied study 4 psychiatric disorders: bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorder, and depression.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected both consumer and commercial transportation, but global oil demand will probably continue to grow through 2030, according to a new study. Lines represent global oil demand by study scenario. Source: “Will Covid Drive An Early Peak In Transportation Activity And Oil Demand?”.

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APRIL 2, 2019

The issue of interest in this study was the resultant energy usage per occupant distance. persons, and assuming the weight of 100 pounds for an average occupant (including men, women, and children), the calculations were rerun assuming a reduction of the average fuel economy of SUVs by 0.29% (from 23.3

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Power 2021 Mobility Confidence Index (MCI) Study, consumers possess inaccurate knowledge of fully automated self-driving vehicles. The study index is based on six unique attributes of consumer comfort with fully automated, self-driving vehicles. This year, the study has been redesigned as an annual offering from J.D.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Facial and head injuries from riding electric scooters have tripled over the past decade, according to a Rutgers study. However, state helmet laws vary, and the study found that many people are being injured from not wearing appropriate protective equipment. —Bresler et al.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

The authors designed a material flow analysis paired with socioeconomic pathway modeling to determine possible scenarios for the decarbonization of personal transportation in the US. In addition, existing research has found expanding mass transit hastens decarbonization. 2°C of warming.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2020

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. Replacing a gasoline ride-hailing vehicle with an EV can deliver three times the carbon reduction of a.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. This year’s study reveals that 26% of shoppers say they are “very likely” to consider purchasing an EV, up from 24% a year ago, while the percentage of shoppers who say they are “overall likely” to purchase an EV increases to 61% from 59% in 2022. Power 2023 U.S. Across all J.D.

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MAY 7, 2021

Their recommendation is based on their study of charging patterns for electric vehicles on the UCSD campus from early January to late May of 2020, after the university moved most of its operations online. Only four out of 100 stations in the study were fast-charging. The study looked at 100 charging stations in 28 parking structures.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

A new study now finds that asphalt is a significant source of air pollutants in urban areas, especially on hot and sunny days. But recent studies show that as those efforts succeeded, numerous non-combustion-related sources have become important contributors of organic compounds. —Peeyush Khare, lead author of the study.

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JUNE 21, 2021

A Henry Ford Health System study published in The Laryngoscope shows that head and neck injuries caused by use of e-scooters have been on the rise since rideshare systems were introduced to the public in late 2017. The study found that head and neck injuries made up nearly 28% of the total e-scooter related injuries reported.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A study published last week in the scientific journal Nature Energy studied the effects of traffic and travel time in a city when micromobility options like electric scooters and e-bikes are banned. The post Scientific study shows how much traffic increases when e-bikes and e-scooters are banned appeared first on Electrek.

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is having a lasting impact on people’s mobility habits all over the world, according to the findings of the Continental Mobility Study 2020. While personal mobility is increasing, demand for commercial carpool services in France, the USA, Japan andGermany is in something of a crisis.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. The report highlights the importance of near-term action to ensure the long-term sustainability of personal mobility. The study team of MIT faculty, researchers, and students focused on five main.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As approximately 70% of the University of California, Riverside’s undergraduate population commutes, the objective of this study was to use silicone wristbands to monitor personal exposure to OPEs and determine if exposure was associated with commute time in a subset of these students. We did both, which was really surprising.

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MAY 2, 2019

The level of practical use of these personal monitoring methods has not yet been developed to the point of directly impacting policy (e.g., There are challenges in enabling policies that limit personal exposures, but the likely improvements in health and welfare are potentially massive. —Caplin et al. billion a year.

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JUNE 23, 2023

But the cars and SUVs used in these situations drive more miles each year than a typical personal vehicle, contributing a higher proportion of greenhouse gases to the environment. Previously, researchers calculated that rideshare companies’ carbon footprints could significantly decrease by fully electrifying their fleets.

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JANUARY 15, 2015

During the Automotive News World Congress this week, IBM released results of its new Automotive 2025 Global Study , outlining an industry ripe for disruptive changes that are breaking down borders of the automotive ecosystem. —Automotive 2025 Global Study. Personal mobility. Source: IBM. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

note that many studies have investigated people’s exposure to air pollution, which is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular problems. These studies usually create a picture of exposure based on air pollution levels outside people’s homes. Nieuwenhuijsen et al. home, school, and commute).

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JUNE 29, 2017

The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. When the analysis was restricted to person-years with exposure to PM 2.5 This is a study of unprecedented statistical power because of the massive size of the study population. The Harvard T.H. Increases of 10 μg per cubic meter in PM 2.5 —Joel Schwartz.

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Electrek

APRIL 13, 2022

Personal vehicles such as bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, and motorcycles have skyrocketed in popularity in the US over the last few years due to their efficiency and effectiveness compared to cars. But a six-year study by UCLA shows that these light vehicles account for a higher proportion of injuries.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Car buyers who ultimately end up purchasing Tesla electric vehicles end up having the longest average auto term loans, a new study from LendingTree says. months, the study concluded. Power’s APEAL Study once again. It shows through the LendingTree study. On average, Tesla drivers have an auto loan term of 67.1

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

The company’s membership in the Mobility Systems Center builds on its participation as a sponsor of MITEI’s Mobility of the Future study , which will be released in November. The future of personal mobility in urban areas, with a focus on the potentially disruptive role of autonomous vehicles and ride-hailing services.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Photo: Tesla Charging at home is the most satisfying part of owning an EV, and Tesla’s wall-mounted charger is still the US favorite, according to a new study from J.D. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Home Charging Study,” which was conducted with PlugShare. Power’s new “2024 U.S. Get started here. –

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

In a note following the 2014 Automated Vehicle Symposium, Lux Research said : “ The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. ” The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. Multiple times, we heard the phrase “But Google says.”

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AUGUST 15, 2016

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. The study cautions that for EV ownership to rise to high levels, the needs of drivers have to be met on all days.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

A two-year study led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found large trucks to be the greatest contributors to black carbon emissions close to major roadways. The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Greg Evans.

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JULY 29, 2013

The findings from two recent studies by Dr. 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.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Consumer products such as shampoo, cleaning products and paint now contribute as much to emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cities as tailpipe emissions from vehicles, according to a new study led by NOAA. Total VOC emission factors for end uses of petrochemical sources in the study. You don’t do this with gasoline.

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JUNE 28, 2018

ACM’s study, titled “Preparing the Workforce for Automated Vehicles,” is being conducted by Michigan State University in collaboration with Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The study is expected to be published later in 2018. Our participation in this study can help address the societal effects in a meaningful way.

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Teslarati

APRIL 19, 2022

Tesla fans, owners, and enthusiasts are among the most bonded to their brand, a new study shows. Ranking only behind Disney, Tesla was second in the new study, conducted by MBLM, which assessed how consumers bond with the brands they use and love. Top 10 Most Intimate Brands According to MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2022 Study.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

An Ipsos Auto Global Study has found that new vehicle owners in US, China, EURO5 and Brazil desire autonomous functionality in their next vehicle. In Ipsos’ newly released Module 1 Mobility Navigator Auto Global Study, it focused on key questions to monitor and track the progress of the recovery from COVID-19 through 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2019

Their open-access study is published in the journal Science Advances. TNCs are on-demand ride services where rides are arranged through a mobile app to connect the passenger with a driver, often a private individual driving their personal vehicle. peak period roadway level-of-service (LOS) in San Francisco. (A) Erhardt et al.

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JUNE 27, 2016

billion person-hours annually by 2021—equivalent to each city driver saving nearly an entire working day per year. Juniper’s study, Worldwide Smart Cities: Energy, Transport & Lighting 2016-2021 found that traffic easing measures are at the forefront of many smart cities’ efforts.

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MAY 23, 2014

A study by European researchers has found that two-stroke (2S) scooters, although constituting a small fraction of the fleet, can dominate urban vehicular pollution through organic aerosol and aromatic emission factors up to thousands of times higher than from other vehicle classes. —Platt et al. Platt et al. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 27, 2016

A recent study by researchers at Michigan State University, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Stanford University found that giving a car a more personal voice led to more car accidents. This study merges these lines of research in a new way. computer agents, avatars) influence people.

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