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Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

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Sources of the underlying data: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (sales of cars and light trucks). Bureau of Transportation Statistics (revenue passenger miles). Aug-2020. -20. Energy Information Administration (price of gasoline). Federal Highway Administration (vehicle miles traveled). Census Bureau (population).

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St. Louis Launches SiLVERS EV Shuttle Service for Seniors

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A groundbreaking concept, the SiLVERS program accomplishes multiple goals. For one, it demonstrates the cost benefits of EV fleets for social service agencies and how that can translate to improved quality of service.

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Light-truck sales declined less during the current pandemic than car sales

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The raw data were annualized, seasonally adjusted sale values, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. The results are shown in the table below. in February to 78.3%

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STL Airport taps Lightning eMotors for multiple electric shuttle buses and EV chargers

Electrek

Today, the company announced that the St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) has purchased several ZEV4 electric shuttle buses that will soon transport travelers between terminals. moreā€¦ The post STL Airport taps Lightning eMotors for multiple electric shuttle buses and EV chargers appeared first on Electrek.

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Relationship between driving and GDP during the pandemic

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As shown in my ongoing monitoring of monthly changes in key transportation indexes , the amount of driving (adjusted for population) during the pandemic decreased substantially. The sources of the raw data were the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis , respectively.

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WUSTL team develops high-power direct borohydride fuel cells; double the voltage of conventional H2 fuel cells

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Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed high-power direct borohydride fuel cells (DBFC) that operate at double the voltage of conventional PEM hydrogen fuel cells. With the development of this reactant-transport approach, we are on the path to scale-up and deployment.

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Ocean View School District selects The Mobility House for smart charging for electric bus fleet; SoCal Edison and CEC

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The Mobility Houseā€™s intelligent Charging and Energy Management system ChargePilot will harmonize Ocean View School Districtā€™s bus schedules, travel routes, battery life and local utility rates to deliver reliable, clean transportation at the lowest cost to the district.

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