Abstract: Der Autor analysiert die Auswirkungen der Einkommensverteilung auf das Verkehrsverhalten in Europa. Basierend auf Ergebnissen von Europäischen Mobilitätsumfragen wird die Bedeutung des Einkommens quantifiziert und in das Makroökonomie-, Verkehrs- und Umweltmodell ASTRA integriert....

Transportation contributes to roughly a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions, and as a growing sector of the economy, its contribution to climate change, if remained unchanged, could even grow. This is particularly true in the developing world, where the growth rates of air and ship transport are...

Purpose – Electric vehicles are very topical in developed countries. The breakthrough of new battery technologies and changing conditions driven by climate policy and growing fossil fuel prices has caused all major car manufacturing countries in the developed world to initiate R&D programmes...