Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) recommends expanding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles as campuses and businesses start planning for a post-pandemic world. Only four out of 100 stations in the study were fast-charging. The study looked at 100 charging stations in 28 parking structures.

San Diego 294

San Diego Charging Building DC 294

Green Car Congress

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.

Pollution 259

Pollution Denmark United States Personal 259

Green Car Congress

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 gallons for the average car.

Personal 268

Personal SUV Fuel Fuel Economy 268

Green Car Congress

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. Major ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint.

Fleet 195

Fleet All-Electric Carbon Emissions 195

Green Car Congress

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.

California 286

California Environment Universal International 286

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.

Carbon 114

Carbon Personal Davis Gasoline-Electric 114

Green Car Congress

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.

Power 170

Power Powered MIT Vehicles 170

Green Car Congress

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.

Pollution 191

Pollution New York City New York San Francisco 191

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to close classrooms and shift to remote learning, prompting instructors to adapt their curricula and teaching style. As schools reopen this year using in-person, hybrid, and remote learning models, it has become crucial for teachers to adjust. Teaching remotely. Career development.

Universal 77

Universal Personal Engine Kits 77

Green Car Congress

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.

Pollution 264

Pollution Transportation Production Los Angeles 264

Green Car Congress

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.

Pollution 231

Pollution Canada Carbon Climate Change 231

Green Car Congress

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.

Michigan 150

Michigan Universal Japan Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

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.

MIT 150

MIT Personal Energy Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2016

Nissan and Tsinghua University have a long history of cooperation. With the new program, Nissan hopes to better implement intelligent mobility based on a careful study of Chinese road networks. With the new program, Nissan hopes to better implement intelligent mobility based on a careful study of Chinese road networks.

Universal 150

Universal Nissan Chinese Personal 150

Green Car Congress

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.

Toyota 170

Toyota Vehicles North America Taxi 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Their open-access study is published in the journal Obesity , the flagship journal of The Obesity Society. A further challenge may be the size of the average person on the planet and the increasing number of people with excess body weight. of worldwide GHG emissions. Swinburn wrote a commentary on the paper.

Emissions 210

Emissions Global Climate Change New Zealand 210

Green Car Congress

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.

Light 230

Light 2004 Vehicles Personal 230

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2019

Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004. The present study analyzes corresponding changes in the number of vehicles during the same period. The focus is on vehicles per person, as opposed to the absolute number (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. population). from its maximum.

2006 277

2006 United States 2004 Personal 277

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2017

Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Columbia University surveyed more than 1,200 people in Austin, Texas, to examine how their habits changed after Uber and Lyft pulled drivers out of the city due to a local law change. —Robert Hampshire. 2977969.

Austin 186

Austin Texas Transportation 2017 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

Vehicle distance traveled per person in Great Britain is currently about one-half of the distance in the United States. The issue of interest in this study is whether, despite this difference, the two countries show similar patterns of recent changes on this measure. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. Because British and U.S.

United States 273

United States 2004 2018 Personal 273

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2019

A new study from North Carolina State University finds that while shared e-scooters may be greener than most cars, they can be less green than several other options, including, in some cases, buses. By the same token, the study found that driving a car is almost always less environmentally friendly than using an e-scooter.

Transportation 230

Transportation North Carolina Green Re-Charge 230

Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2023

He is a professor of power systems engineering in the Fulton program at Arizona State University , in Tempe. Vijay Vittal Employer Arizona State University, in Tempe Title Regents professor of electrical, computer, and energy engineering Member grade Life Fellow Alma mater B.M.S. in EE at Iowa State University , in Ames.

Arizona 90

Arizona Grid Universal Power Grid 90

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2016

An analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) has found recent decreases in the proportion of persons with a driver’s license across all age groups in the US. The study examined data came the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) from 1983 to 2014.

2008 150

2008 2014 2011 Personal 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2018

A study published by the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) has explored the possible impact of increased electrification of road transportation and domestic heating and cooking on the energy system (electricity and gas), as well as on CO 2 emissions and on GDP.

Gas 210

Gas Power Powered Europe 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2019

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. A) 2009 conditions; (B) 2017 conditions. Erhardt et al.

San Francisco 257

San Francisco Companies Taxi 2016 257

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2019

ATUS is an annual time-diary study by the U.S. Of interest in this study were the following three variables from ATUS related to “purchasing goods and services.”. Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. Bureau of Labor Statistics. purchasing gasoline).

United States 277

United States 2007 Personal Purchase 277

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2014

A new report by Dr. Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) shows a recent increase in the proportion of US households without a vehicle. Sivak performed two analyses on data from the American Community Survey. The main findings were: In 2012, 9.2% might have reached a peak several years ago. …

San Jose 230

San Jose 2007 Vehicles 2012 230

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Furthermore, the focus here is not on total distances but on distances per person, because the U.S. population increased by 57% during the period studied. 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.

2015 275

2015 Personal Light 2000 275

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2011

is endowing a professorship, research labs and graduate studies in energy storage at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Johnson Controls, Inc. Between our scientists and the talented UW students, we expect groundbreaking projects to develop.

Wisconsin 199

Wisconsin Energy Storage Universal Milwaukee 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

The noise levels to which commuters are exposed while using public transport or while biking could induce hearing loss if experienced repeatedly and over long periods of time, according to a study by researchers at the University of Toronto. Their open-access paper is published in the Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.

Transportation 150

Transportation EPA Personal 2017 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Potentially unsafe mental distractions for drivers can persist for as long as 27 seconds after dialing, changing music or sending a text using voice commands, according to a pair of new studies for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety by University of Utah researchers. The smartphone assistants’ scores were 0.3

Utah 150

Utah Google Personal 2015 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

(In contrast, the proportion of older persons with a driver’s license increased during the same period.) The second analysis provides information related to the degree of permanence of the decrease in licensure of young persons. There are two takeaways from this study. This article reports on two follow-up analyses.

2007 295

2007 2017 Personal 2014 295

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

It is an annual time-diary study by the U.S. 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%).

Personal 268

Personal Connect Connected Purchase 268

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

persons), the occupant distance travelled increased by 84% (from 3.182 to 5.867 trillion km). The study includes a brief discussion on the effects of potential future changes in vehicle fuel economy, vehicle distance travelled, and vehicle load on the amount of fuel used for personal transportation. mpg US, or from 18.1

Fuel Economy 311

Fuel Economy Economy Fuel North America 311

Cars That Think

APRIL 29, 2024

Last year, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab released a study of a proprietary Chinese keyboard system owned by the Shenzhen-based tech giant Tencent. student at Princeton University and co-author of the report. All in order for a Chinese-speaking person to be able to type.

Chinese 127

Chinese Arizona Universal MIT 127

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The research was conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in conjunction with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Safe Streets Research and Consulting; Equitable Cities; and Populus. Personal ownership of e-scooters is also growing and projected to increase throughout this decade.

Puerto Rico 150

Puerto Rico District of Columbia North Carolina Personal 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Based on the present data, his best estimates of the current annual fuel-consumption rates are: 398 gallons (1,507 liters) per person, 585 gallons (2,214 liters) per licensed driver, 1,033 gallons (3,910 liters) per household, and 530 gallons (2,006 liters) per registered vehicle. Fuel consumed per person. 2001 to 2006. -5%.

2004 252

2004 Fuel Motor Motors 252