As cars proliferated during this century, people came to rely on them more, creating a spiraling dependency. As dependence on cars increased, cars began to dominate land use patterns and transportation infrastructure. Streets were made wider and sidewalks narrower or non-existent. Now, most...

Motor vehicles generate large benefits for society but also cause large adverse impacts. Many of those impacts can be mitigated with a variety of new and improved technologies. In this report, we focus on electric-drive vehicle technology; we assess their desirability in Sweden, and explore the...

A large number of heavy-duty trucks idle a significant amount. Heavy-duty line-haul engines idle about 20-40% of the time the engine is running, depending on season and operation. Drivers idle engines to power climate control devices (e.g., heaters and air conditioners) and sleeper compartment...