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Idling vehicles are easy targets for enforcement – they’re often left running for no good reason.
The EPA is changing how it assesses proposed regulations by dropping the monetary value of health benefits from its cost-benefit analyses. That misses a big piece of the picture.
An analysis finds that fewer electric vehicles will also mean less investment to clean up the electricity sector.
The American public agrees that vehicle emissions are harmful and should be regulated, and has indicated strong preferences for cars that pollute less.
Emissions from city drivers have largely fallen, while emissions from rural and regional drivers have risen.
Ever wondered how the Australian passenger car fleet compares with the European fleet and what this means for the future? New research examined the differences in detail and how it might change.
Sub-Saharan Africa is lagging behind in the transition to electric cars and motorbikes. Investment in local manufacturing, renewable energy and storage systems to supply charging stations is needed.
Simplistic comparisons are misleading. Calculations based on the mix of electric and fossil-fuelled cars actually on our roads show any difference in mass is too small to be significant.
Reduced government incentives, the spreading of myths and concerns about used car values and fires have stalled what had been an increasingly rapid uptake of electric vehicles.
Whether it’s electric two-wheelers or trucks, buses or bicycles, electric vehicles in India are hard to miss.
Shifting transport from air and road to sea and rail has untapped potential to slash emissions.
A new report from the Transport Energy/Emission Research consultancy examines Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, finding it was weakened by late changes.
The amended rules will slow the reduction in emissions from Australia’s polluting road transport sector and reflect alarming trends, here and abroad.
Electric vehicles have long come at a premium. But as cheaper models arrive, outer suburban residents are taking to EVs to save on petrol
Australian vehicle emissions are even worse than official figures show and are likely to fall even further behind the rest of the world unless much more ambitious policies are adopted.
Australian passenger cars on average use 20% more fuel than passenger in the US – which has had efficiency standards in place since 1975.
The road to fuel-efficiency reform in Australia is a bumpy one – and the Albanese government has hazards to negotiate before its proposal becomes law.
With the Clean Car Discount under threat, more large, polluting and dangerous vehicles will hit New Zealand roads. That will further discourage walking and cycling.
Air travel emissions are proving difficult and costly to cut, but travellers can make a surprisingly big difference simply by changing how they travel to and from the airport.
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE), Cardiff University
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Head of Implementation, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Conjoint Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Project manager, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University
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Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York
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Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa