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Category Archives: Economics
Norwegian online shoppers positive to environmentally friendly home delivery
Norwegian customers want and are willing to pay for environmentally friendly home delivery, but not if the price or delivery time increase.
These are some of the major findings in a new report from the Institute of Transport Economics.
The increasing trend of online shopping in Norway has...
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Posted in Economics, Freight Transport
Tagged climate, consumer, cycling, delivery, eco-friendly, energy-efficient, home delivery, transport
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To impose VAT on electric cars will cut the sales by 50 percent
By imposing VAT on electric cars in Norway the sales will be cut in half and the average CO2 emissions from new cars will increase by about 60 percent.
In Norway zero-emission cars constituted 54,3 percent of all new cars purchased in 2020. If electric cars are subject to full VAT sales will...
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Posted in Economics, Environment and Climate, Vehicles
Tagged electric cars, electric vehicles, emission, environmental impact, EV, revenue, tax, VAT
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TRA VISIONS 2020
TRA VISIONS is a contest for young and senior researchers in the field of transport in Europe. It is organised every other year on behalf of the European Commission in connection with the Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference. VTI was a partner of the consortium that organised TRA VISIONS...
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Posted in Cycling, Economics, Energy and Fuel, Environment and Climate, Flight, Freight Transport, Human Behaviour and Attitudes, Infrastructure, Intelligent Transport Systems, Maintenance, Passenger Transport, Policy and Planning, Safety, Simulation, Traffic and Traffic Control, Vehicles
Tagged EU, European Commission, rail transport, TRA, TRA VISIONS, transport mode, Transport Research Arena
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Additional policy instruments are needed to achieve Swedish environmental quality objectives for maritime transport
Achieving the national and international environmental objectives for maritime airborne emissions requires a combination of new and more powerful policy instruments. The policies already in place are not enough. This is one of the conclusions of a research project, led by VTI, which has now been...
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Posted in Economics, Environment and Climate, Policy and Planning
Tagged air pollution, climate goal, emission, maritime transport, policy instruments
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Cherish the support for congestion charge
The introduction of a congestion charge in Stockholm had the intended effect of reducing congestion – even long term. And after the introduction of the charges the public support steadily increased. This success story has attracted extensive interest from cities all over the globe. However,...
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Posted in Economics, Traffic and Traffic Control
Tagged congestion, congestion charges
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Samkost 3: Swedish report regarding government commission on the costs of traffic to society has been submitted
Since 2013, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has had several government commissions to produce documentation on the costs to society caused by traffic. On 1 November 2018, the agency reported its latest commission, SAMKOST 3. The commission comprised all types of...
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Posted in Economics, Environment and Climate
Tagged aviation, costs, external effects, macroeconomic costs, shipping
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A CO2-fund for the Norwegian Transport Industry?
Heavy transport makes up a large part of the land-based GHG-emissions from the transport sector in Norway. Every year, 70 000 trucks emit around 2,5 million tons of CO2, and pay in over 1,2 billion NOK in CO2-duties on fuel.
A means to accelerate the phasing in of trucks with renewable propulsion...
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Posted in Economics, Environment and Climate, Freight Transport
Tagged co2 fund, GHG-emissions
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The Handbook of Road Safety Measures – Now in Portuguese
Posted in Economics, Human Behaviour and Attitudes, Infrastructure, Safety
Tagged Handbook of Road Safety Measures, injuries, road traffic injuries, traffic
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