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November 13, 2023
Research from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis argues that no, electric cars aren’d driven less than their fuel-burning counterparts. ITS UC Davis criticized other studies that are “based on early, short-range models of electric vehicles and early adopter households with older drivers, retirees, and multiple vehicles.
Road & Track
November 10, 2023
“Well-lit streets, neighborhoods and commercial areas will reduce and fragment the areas available to mountain lions to move around,” Fraser Shilling, senior author of the study and director of the UC Davis Road Ecology Center in the Institute of Transportation Studies, said in a statement.
EcoWatch
November 9, 2023
Dr. Alissa Kendall, professor of civil and environmental engineering, joins a panel of experts to discuss the current structure of the global supply chain and its vulnerabilities, what it would take to bring the lithium supply chain to California, and what steps could be taken to ensure that this new supply chain is environmentally sustainable and produces real economic opportunities for marginalized communities.
California Council on Science and Technology
November 8, 2023
“One of the more underrecognized threats is how much the artificial light we shine into every dark place can impact their ability to move around and survive,” said Fraser Shilling, senior author of the study and director of the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis.
UCLA Newsroom
November 7, 2023
Recent research from the University of California, Davis, reveals that these big cats actively avoid areas with artificial light, a behavior persisting even during daylight. Senior author Fraser Shilling, director of the UC Davis Road Ecology Center, emphasized the impact of artificial light.
Earth.com
November 6, 2023
“Well-lit streets, neighborhoods and commercial areas will reduce and fragment the areas available to mountain lions to move around,” said senior author Fraser Shilling, director of the UC Davis Road Ecology Center in the Institute of Transportation Studies.
UC Davis News
November 4, 2023
The charging network currently being built out across the US “is the backbone” for drivers ”to feel confident that they can use an electric vehicle to go long distances,” said Alan Jenn, assistant professor at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis.
Bloomberg
November 1, 2023
A 2018 study by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation found that instantaneous or in-vehicle feedback affects driver behavior and improves fuel economy on average of 6.6% and can result in even greater driving improvements when combined with other strategies, such as driver training or performance-based rewards.
New Hope Free Press
November 1, 2023
Over 3200 creatures belonging to 94 species were reported as roadkill in Alameda County between 2009 and 2022, according to Fraser Shilling, a research scientist and co-director of the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis.
Patch
October 31, 2023
Organizers will reschedule the I-80 Freeway Teach-In previously set for Nov. 8. The event was to have featured professor Susan Handy and a response panel of local transportation experts.
The Davis Enterprise
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