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October 8, 2023
“Energy Switch” invites Dr. David Rapson, Economic Policy Advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank and Professor of Economics, University of California to discuss the pros and cons of electric cars in this two-part program.
PBS
October 5, 2023
UC Davis professor Kari Watkins and epidemiologist Dave Ederer join the Talking Headways Podcast to discuss their paper, The Safe Systems Pyramid: A New Framework for Traffic Safety.
Streetsblog
October 3, 2023
The Davis Bike Club will feature Dillon Fitch-Polse, Ph.D., as its featured speaker for the monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, 303 Third St. in Davis.
Davis Enterprise
October 2, 2023
The Plug-in Electric Vehicles Archive at the Shields Library will feature unique digital and physical materials that showcase the engineering developments and grassroots efforts that led to the mass production of PHEVs by automakers today.
Davis Enterprise
October 2, 2023
The report on roadkill from the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis is a strong indication that mule deer populations are dropping. “If it’s really true that deer are going down by 10% per year, then we have a serious ecological and social problem,” center director Fraser Shilling said.
kpbs
September 27, 2023
During National Drive Electric Week, the University of California, Davis, today (Sept. 27) announced that it has begun to build a Plug-in Electric Vehicles Archive. It will be housed at the UC Davis Library’s Archives and Special Collections with support from the UC Davis Electric Vehicle Research Center.
UC Davis News
September 25, 2023
Former California Air Resources Board member Daniel Sperling attributes the state’s growing impact to its legislative majorities, legal resources, and policy expertise.
Motorblog Uruguay
September 25, 2023
“Traffic impacts are a massive problem in California and throughout the world,” said Fraser Shilling, director of the UC Davis Road Ecology Center. “Adequate roadside fencing would reduce wildlife being hit by vehicles.”
UC Davis News
September 24, 2023
“California was a lab experiment, now it’s a leader,” former California Air Resources Board member Daniel Sperling told CNN. “Others are following, as opposed to it being a one-off.”
CNN
September 18, 2023
New research from UC Davis finds that people who took advantage of e-bike rebates use their bikes more and a majority of them said they now replace 1-3 car trips per week with their bike.
BikePortland
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