While cleaner road vehicles and fuels have become more available, the sector's impacts on health, the environment and climate change persist. A shift towards low- or zero-emission mobility, and more sustainable transport modes, is needed to meet the EU's carbon neutrality targets. This requires...

While cleaner road vehicles and fuels have become more available, the sector's impacts on health, the environment and climate change persist. A shift towards low- or zero-emission mobility, and more sustainable transport modes, is needed to meet the EU's carbon neutrality targets. This requires...

Road transport is an essential part of daily life of European citizens and businesses, but it comes with a cost to the environment and human health. The shift towards zero-emission mobility is a pre-condition for achieving Europe's carbon neutrality goals. Funded under Horizon Europe, the...

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the road transport sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective...

Road transport is an essential part of daily life of European citizens and businesses, but it comes with a cost to the environment and human health. The shift towards zero-emission mobility is a pre-condition for achieving Europe's carbon neutrality goals. Funded under Horizon Europe, the...

Riding electric bicycles and using public transport are popular alternatives to private car use. Utilizing data from a 2022 survey of 6,285 participants in Germany, we examine who typically owns e-bikes or public transport tickets. We firstly employ regression analyses to identify correlations...

In September 2021, the city of Bogota' introduced a major market-based reform to its odd-even driving restriction, known as Pico y Placa. Since then, drivers have had the option to pay a daily congestion fee to be exempt from the restriction. We find t hat while the reform increased traffic, it...

This study evaluates injuries, disabilities, deaths, and associated costs resulting from traffic crashes in Brazil, while suggesting policies to reduce long-term disability and societal impact. In addition to estimating the costs associated with RTIs, the study also addresses factors within the...

Road transport plays an important role in our lives. In Lithuania, passenger road transport accounted for more than 47% in 2022, and freight road transport more than 87% of the transport sector. Up to 15% of the Lithuanian population works in this sector (in 2020). However, road transport is one...

This study investigates strategies for achieving sustainable road transport in Nigeria, focusing on energy conservation and emission reduction (ECER) through technological innovation, organizational management, and energy system upgrades. Nigeria, the largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),...

This technical report is produced as part of the deliverables of the exploratory research project MITICA (European Commission Joint Research Centre) which investigates innovative methods for the indirect monitoring of European bridges in line with the EU priority of "A Europe fit for the digital...

This technical report is produced as part of the deliverables of the exploratory research project MITICA (European Commission Joint Research Centre) which investigates innovative methods for the indirect monitoring of European bridges in line with the EU priority of "A Europe fit for the digital...

The urban transportation system is vital for efficient daily travel. Understanding how urban road network density and width influence traffic performance is crucial for informed decision-making in urban planning. In this study, we designed three homogeneous square road networks with varying...

Clean hydrogen is emerging as a key component of the global transition to clean energy, offering a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. It can help boost energy security, improve air quality, and support decarbonization, particularly in industries where emissions are hard to abate, such as...

his report provides a comprehensive overview of European research and innovation in support of zero-emission heavy-duty road transport. The report analyses 153 projects, 151 of them funded under FP7, Horizon 2020, and Horizon Europe, and two from the European Investment Bank. The analysed...

This report provides a comprehensive overview of European research and innovation in support of zero-emission heavy-duty road transport. The report analyses 153 projects, 151 of them funded under FP7, Horizon 2020, and Horizon Europe, and two from the European Investment Bank. The analysed...

This study evaluates the energy implications of Connected, Cooperative, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) services in urban and highway contexts, considering propulsion energy and system-level demands like sensing, computation, and communication. Urban scenarios, including robotaxis, automated...

The rapid rise of e-scooters (electric scooters) in cities around the world, boosted by the introduction of shared e-scooter services has visibly reshaped the way people move around cities, sparking both excitement and controversy. With the increase in popularity of these vehicles, concerns...

We conduct a large-scale randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of time- and location-specific, distance-based road pricing on travel behavior and driving externalities. Using financial incentives and a smartphone app that automatically tracks participants' travel behavior across...

The European Union's decarbonisation strategy necessitates profound shifts across all sectors, with road transport presenting a particularly formidable challenge due to its sustained emissions growth since 1990. Given that Italy’s road transport sector is the third-largest consumer of fossil...

Ziel einer Verkehrswende ist es, mehr Platz für Fahrrad- und Fußverkehr sowie für mehr Grün zu gewinnen. Der Berliner Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg ist im Projekt Graefekiez dafür ein Beispiel. Rund 2.000 Stellflächen sollen umgewidmet werden. Bei der Umsetzung zeigen sich neben den...

The extension of existing container terminals or the creation of new ones introduces new logistical challenges, including topographic issues and increased distances between the quays and storage yards located several kilometers away from the quay (dry port). These challenges are complex to...

This paper studies the effects of aerial cable cars on mode of transport, time use, and employment in the metropolitan area of La Paz, Bolivia. Using an instrumental variables approach, we estimate local average treatment effects of cable car use for residents who use the system due to proximity...

The DIONE cost model is used to assess the costs and benefits of European Union road vehicle CO2 standards, from the perspective of vehicle users, vehicle producers, and the society. The model has been developed and employed at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) since 2014,...

This evaluation report is part of the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe activities related to the Green Transition. It presents the assessment of the Co-programmed European Partnership "Towards zero emission road transport" (2Zero) against the evaluation criteria of relevance, coherence,...

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are essential to achieving the EU's vision of seamless transport for both passengers and freight. The availability of 'open' and high quality transport data will provide substantial improvements in performance of transport networks, operations and services,...

The goal of "dual carbon" has brought the pressure of reducing carbon emissions to the road transportation sector in China. This study aims to identify and analyze possible policy measures that would help to achieve this goal from the perspective of the whole life cycle. We build a bottom-up...