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On May 8, 2021
RT @WBG_Transport: The COVID-19 crisis tested the resilience of 🚍#PublicTransport systems. How can developing countries ensure the sustainability of public transit financially and strategically in light of social distancing and health requirements? 💻Tune in to find out! https://t.co/jN97A1jVbV https://t.co/7Mpw05cGqE
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Challenges and Future Possibilities: Improving "Informal" Public Transport in Developing Countries

Challenges and Future Possibilities: Improving "Informal" Public Transport in Developing Countries

Challenges and Future Possibilities: Improving "Informal" Public Transport in Developing Countries

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On May 11, 2021
RT @Young_T_KIM: Transport for the future 🐣 Today's first Pre-Summit #ITF21 Research Day event explores... 1⃣ Low-carbon vehicle technologies in #Singapore 🇸🇬 2⃣ Solar-powered 😎 automation 3⃣ Predicting #EV ⚡️ use There's still time to join in ➡️ https://t.co/OXd8Lj7JjW https://t.co/1c5L8pa64w
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Pre-Summit Research Days 2021

Pre-Summit Research Days 2021

[caption align="right"][/caption]Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development: Re-shaping Mobility in the Wake of Covid-1911-12 May 2021, Virtual meetingDownload the full agenda and ...

@macilree shared
On May 8, 2021
RT @StreetsblogUSA: In what @APTA_info called a "game-changing" investment, two Democratic senators want to give (almost) the same amount of funding to transit agencies to electrify nation’s bus fleet as President Biden promised to private drivers to electrify their cars. https://t.co/aHV5POmkNI
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Massive $73B Bill Would Finally Boost E-Buses

Massive $73B Bill Would Finally Boost E-Buses

A new bill would give (almost) the same amount of funding to transit agencies to electrify nation’s bus fleet as President Biden promised to private drivers to electrify their cars.

@transenv shared
On May 10, 2021
RT @MockPeter: In 2020, new car CO2 emissions in Europe went down by 20%, within one year. Impressive to see how quickly manufacturers can adapt their product strategy, if the right regulations are in place. New @TheICCT blog post on the importance of interim targets: https://t.co/6UBiMTug2a https://t.co/pByKUv42ST
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Europe’s lost decade: About the importance of interim targets

Europe’s lost decade: About the importance of interim targets

Without strengthened interim targets for 2025 to 2029, the European Union risks losing its leading role in the uptake of electric vehicles. The 2030 target by itself won't fix it.

@rainbeck shared
On May 12, 2021
It was a matter of time given the increasing complexity of designing compliant ICE vehicles and the increasing volume of electric vehicles. The race is on who will dominate the new technology age. #ElectricVehicles #ev #automotive #automotiveindustry https://t.co/1BQfDMHNT8
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EVs will be cheaper than petrol cars in all segments by 2027, BNEF analysis finds

EVs will be cheaper than petrol cars in all segments by 2027, BNEF analysis finds

Electric cars and vans will be cheaper to make than fossil-fuel vehicles in every light vehicle segment across Europe from 2027 at the latest, according to a new BloombergNEF study ...

@ERTICO shared
On May 10, 2021
RT @SHOW_H2020: The #SHOW project is unique in many ways, one of them being our 69-strong consortium. Our partners come from every corner of the transport sector across the EU - safe to say we want you to meet them! Meet @sitowisegroup! Full interview▶️https://t.co/yRLORCmR9u https://t.co/e3B1b8AMIY
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Get to know the SHOW partners: Sitowise

Get to know the SHOW partners: Sitowise

Next up is Sitowise, a Nordic expert in the built environment with a strong focus on digitality, and Coordinator of SHOW’s Finnish activities. In Tampere automated feeder …

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On May 10, 2021
RT @WRIRossCities: Join us for an electric school bus panel as part of our school infrastructure event! Hear from @katherinejulia, @aebrennen, Gilbert Rosas/@StocktonUnified & Richard DiMatteo/Highland Electric Transportation, moderated by @Dlashof. Register👉https://t.co/0mYrSxpFDR @AspenInstitute https://t.co/YAhzrPOvp0
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Organizer of Building for the Future: Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation in Schools

Organizer of Building for the Future: Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation in Schools

Learn about opportunities to invest in sustainable school infrastructure from community leaders, infrastructure experts, and policymakers.

@macilree shared
On May 12, 2021
RT @coughlthom: Nerdy column today: I’ve read four big Government transport reviews recently and they all want different occasionally conflicting things: more EVs, more roads, less driving, more train freight, more dense cities. There needs to be a clearer direction. https://t.co/Evj4CVPpS7
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Mixed messages on greening the roads

Mixed messages on greening the roads

OPINION: On the eve of the Government's big transport announcement, it's not clear what it wants to achieve and who should pay for it.