Surging sales of large gasoline pickups and SUVs are undermining carbon reductions from electric cars

Electric cars are getting a lot of PR buzz, but automakers are still promoting – and many consumers are buying – vehicles that are major gas guzzlers.

John DeCicco, Research Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 23, 2022 • ~9 min

Could steam-powered cars decrease the CO2 in the atmosphere?

This technology, popular when automobiles first caught on, had a short resurgence in the 1970s.

Gary W. Yohe, Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University • conversation
June 13, 2022 • ~7 min

Deaths and injuries in road crashes are a 'silent epidemic on wheels'

Traffic crashes kill and injure millions worldwide every year and are a major drain on economic development. Improving road safety would produce huge payoffs, especially in lower-income countries.

John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
May 31, 2022 • ~10 min

Four reasons SUVs are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car

The controversial cars are under attack.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2022 • ~6 min

SUVs: four reasons why they are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car

The controversial cars are under attack.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2022 • ~6 min

Electric car supplies are running out – and could drastically slow down the journey to net-zero

Governments may be forced to put back deadlines to shift away from petrol and diesel.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 11, 2022 • ~6 min

Time for the UK to say goodbye to drive-throughs: for the sake of our environment, our health – and our culture

Drive-throughs not only increase air pollution and emissions, but also contribute to a car-centred culture that we need to avoid.

Sybil Derrible, Associate Professor of Urban Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago • conversation
Feb. 14, 2022 • ~7 min

Cycle lanes blamed for urban congestion – here's the reality

London was rated 2021’s most congested city.

David Metz, Honorary Professor of Transport Studies, UCL • conversation
Dec. 9, 2021 • ~6 min

The pandemic could leave us with congestion chaos – here's how to avoid it

We are at a tipping point between high-carbon transport and a new world of fewer cars and more walking and cycling.

Brian Caulfield, Associate Professor, Civil Struct & Env. Engineering, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
July 30, 2021 • ~6 min

Electric vehicle batteries: what will they look like in the future?

Some lithium-ion batteries can now propel a car 250 miles on a ten-minute charge.

Peter Raymond Slater, Professor of Materials Chemistry, University of Birmingham • conversation
July 13, 2021 • ~6 min

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