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Subscribe Welcome. In Today's Transport Leader: The Ever-Bigger Car Problem: What 15 Years of Growth Will Cost Us by 2040 Four Faces of Transport Opinion Habit, Comfort, and Safety: The Psychology Behind Mode Choice Modelling Plus Quick Trips and two tools. Read online Reach 4000 Transport Leaders The Transport Leader goes to nearly 4,000 professionals every week. These are the people who shape our transport systems around the world. Sponsor Enquiries: russell@transportlc.org Policy The...
July 2nd, 2026 Subscribe Stop Subsidising EVs. Start Charging Them. Key Takeaways Subsidising EVs reduces emissions compared to doing nothing, but it is not the same as solving transport's emissions problem. Raising fuel taxes on ICEs would achieve the same shift toward EVs as subsidies, while raising revenue instead of spending it, but it remains politically out of reach for now. Cheap running costs make EVs induce more driving, which increases congestion and pushes up emissions from the ICE...
Subscribe Welcome. In Today's Transport Leader: The Simplicity–Efficiency Trade-Off Every Transit Agency Faces 431 mobility plans, but not enough to move people out of cars Road Pricing as the City's Operating System Plus Quick Trips. Read online Reach 4000 transport leaders The Transport Leader goes to nearly 4,000 transport leaders every week. These are the people who shape our transport systems around the world. Sponsor Enquiries: russell@transportlc.org Fares The Simplicity–Efficiency...