Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2020

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. Ride-hailing vehicles travel more miles than personal vehicles, making them more efficient.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The researchers found that electricity-powered light rail trains offer the least polluted travel environment followed by personal vehicles, while commute trips by older technology diesel-powered trains experienced the highest average air pollution levels in Sacramento. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Here, we focus on volatile chemical products (VCPs), including pesticides, coatings, printing inks, adhesives, cleaning agents, and personal care products. As transportation gets cleaner, those other sources become more and more important. —Brian McDonald, corresponding author. You don’t do this with gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8 metric tons per person in 2016 (roughly equal to driving 26,000 miles). CARB also relies on statistical data from various state and federal government agencies in developing the statewide inventory.

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2022

We did need Kuri to return to its charger when it got low on battery, but this would be infrequent enough that a person could help with that if necessary. If the robot does this for long enough, it’s statistically very likely to cover the whole floor, probably multiple times. Robotic Wandering.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. But we also have to cut emissions from heating.”

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Cars That Think

MARCH 3, 2024

It suppresses the effects of background noise by using statistics to estimate characteristics. It is now used in a variety of Samsung products including air conditioners, cellphones, and robotic vacuum cleaners. He is the youngest person to be an executive vice president at the company.

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