Tag Archives: electrification

Electrification of the transport sector

Posted on May 17, 2022 by nradmin
Greater knowledge is required to accelerate the electrification of the transport sector. The Swedish Government has tasked the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) with contributing such knowledge. The first three reports, dealing with digitisation, costs and maritime...

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The future: Three trends dominate VTI’s research

Posted on December 10, 2021 by nradmin
In the next few decades, much of VTI’s research will revolve around three major trends in the technological development of the transport system: electrification, automation and digitalisation. “All three areas are very important, but electrification is the most crucial thing. It’s the key...

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Expensive and demanding, but possible to achieve zero-emission targets in Norway

Posted on March 2, 2020 by nradmin
Achieving road traffic electrification targets set in the Norwegian National Transport Plan will be very demanding (and expensive), but it can be achieved. This is the conclusion in a new TØI report that analyzes the possibilities and conditions for achieving the ambitious emission targets for...

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