A proposed tariff on electric vehicles may serve its purpose, but fundamental issues with EVs will remain.
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Hybrid vehicles are having a real moment in Australia and overseas. The problem is, they’re not as clean as we think.
Freeports have not reached their full potential in west Africa.
African countries require efficient infrastructure networks to boost trade within the region and with the rest of the world.
Free or heavily discounted public transport can help achieve social goals. But governments must carefully navigate equity considerations.
Britain’s railways are a vital pillar of the economy, so inefficiencies in the network hit the country in the pocket.
How long will it take for electric vehicles to cut emissions and improve air in our cities? Longer than we think – because petrol and diesel make up almost all of the fleet.
The just-settled lawsuit accused Uber of knowing that its drivers were breaking the law, paying their fines and “greyballing” investigators.
An improved public transport system and mapping of hotspots by law enforcement agencies would reduce susceptibility to crime in Lagos, Nigeria.
There is no data to speak categorically on whether concrete pavement is better than flexible pavement for Nigeria.
Australia’s move towards net zero emissoions by 2020 is in danger of stalling. If it is not to fail, the nation urgently needs a government plan, aligned with industry and with public support.
The Welsh government wants to make residential roads safer and quieter but not everybody agrees with dropping the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph.
The National Party’s transport policy risks locking the country into a car-dependent, high-carbon future.
A ban on Lagos’ motorcycle taxis is unpopular, and now the governor who introduced the ban is back to tackle transport problems.
The city of Accra has no plan to tackle pedestrians’ behaviour.
Cycling in Canada has been experiencing a great boom in recent years. Yet, there was no consistent and complete way to measure cycling infrastructure, until now.
Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics experts offer some tips from psychology for more sustainable returns.
A new book focuses on the politics of road transport, the everyday corruption and the hard-living world of transport workers in Lagos, Nigeria.
Illinois passed the latest law requiring new apartment buildings to be wired for EV chargers. Now apartment communities are figuring out the best ways to make shared charging work for everyone.
A deadly crash in India that claimed the lives of around 300 people has refocused international attention on the importance of railways in the country.
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher in Transport Policy and Governance, UCL
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Chris Rissel is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor and Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
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