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The Sustainable Transportation Research Team (START) is a research collaborative @SFUENV focusing on the transition to lower-impact transportation systems.
Joined November 2016
We need strong, sustained climate policies in the transport sector to meet our GHG reduction goals - @JonnAxsen and @Zoe_E_Long make the case. Thanks to @PICSCanada and @SFUENV for the support. https://t.co/gaZkfTvBV1
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We apply a framework of consumer engagement with #automobility and find that Canadians have significantly higher levels of Car Dependence and Car Identity, relative to Germans - but are also more concerned about the #environmental impacts of car use.
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Canada has higher levels of car ownership, car #commuters, and urban sprawl, and lower levels of #ElectricVehicle and carshare adoption, relative to Germany. We investigate if these macro trends are replicated at the micro level of the consumer - a đ§ľ
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Great work to @gauer_h on her latest study!
Why are some countries more reliant on conventional vehicles, while others lead the way towards new mobility patterns? Our new study contributes to this topic by comparing consumer perspectives in Canada and Germany. #Transportation #ElectricVehicles
https://t.co/6EbfRIPMAj
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New modeling research from @JonnAxsen and Chandan Bhardwaj compares policy pathways to reach 100% ZEV sales by 2035 - of the policies evaluated, a ZEV mandate is the most effective way to achieve the goal, with least uncertainty. Read the full paper: https://t.co/mRY37vzg36
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What to do? Current fuel efficiency standards are less stringent for SUVs, so a policy that applied equally across vehicle sizes would more fairly target vehicle downsizing as a compliance pathway - while facing less opposition.
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To reverse the trend, pricing policies that make SUVs more expensive relative to smaller cars are most likely to motivate a SUV driver to downsize. But, financial disincentives and taxes face high levels of public opposition and are politically unpopular.
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In particular, we found social norms surrounding SUVs to play a large role in motivating and maintaining SUV interest. Participants told us that SUVs are seen as "normal" and the "right thing to do" - changing these social norms could be difficult.
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New research from @JonnAxsen & @Zoe_E_Long explores what attracts drivers to SUVs and what might motivate SUV drivers to downsize. Spoiler: it's likely to take strong policy to change the trend towards SUVs Read the full article: https://t.co/eeSLozvLAS
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START's @Zoe_E_Long explains a few of the challenges we face in achieving net zero emissions in transport. Above all we need policy to legislate GHG reductions and provide a long term transformational signal.
The how, when, & âifâ of zero emissions: https://t.co/sXn50FsCuS
#IoT #sustainability #AI #5G #cloud #edge #digitaltransformation #machinelearning @SFU_START @SA_Update @ITS_UCDavis @Livermore_Lab @ForthMobility #netzero
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New research finds that consumers' concern about car impacts on society is associated with their interest in #shared, #automated and #electric mobility technologies. Congrats @gauer_h on a stellar first PhD study! Read the open access article: https://t.co/JwBiJSaf09
Novel research from @SFU_START explores the link between consumer engagement with aspects of automobility and consumer interest in shared, automated, and electric mobility. The paper - my first PhD study - was recently published in TRD:
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Climate regulations work and can be efficient too! New START from research shows the role of a ZEV mandate and vehicle emissions standard in a cost-effective policy mix. @JonnAxsen
Recently accepted in #REE: "Which âSecond-bestâ Climate Policies Are Best? Simulating Cost-effective Policy Mixes For Passenger Vehicles," by Chandan Bhardwaj, Jonn Axsen, & David McCollum. https://t.co/ZbJ4eebAy2
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Check out @JonnAxsen talk about EV batteries and their second life potential: https://t.co/VNZylBr1Xd
cbc.ca
Have you been wondering if electric vehicle batteries are recyclable or sustainable? How many types of EV batteries are there? Where are the raw materials coming from? We asked the experts.
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Check out @Zoe_E_Long talking about the #EV market potential in Canada. Canada needs announced policies to be implemented and sustained to meet ambitious targets.
Research shows hundreds of thousands of Canadians would like to purchase electric vehicles, but canât afford them, canât find them, or donât have access to charging stations. Will we fix this? @zoe_e_long, Research Manager for @SFU_START on @thebigstoryfpn
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We surveyed and talked to SUV drivers - they love their SUVs and aren't interested in downsizing. We find that their attraction to SUVs is about safety, space, and social status. Thanks @DavidSuzukiFDN for featuring our research! https://t.co/VS87q5KeDd
rabble.ca
David Suzuki writes, "The auto industry spends enormous sums to convince people they need massive SUVs and trucks to haul themselves to work..."
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Check out @Zoe_E_Long talk about barriers to EV adoption and the need for a national ZEV Mandate.
By 2035, the government wants all new cars sold to be zero-emission vehicles. Is such a goal even possible? Experts @Zoe_E_Long and @GPoelzer weigh in on the challenges ahead and Minister @s_guilbeault lays out the governmentâs ambitions. https://t.co/k1ojPgoioj
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Have you ever wondered what makes the School of Resource & Environmental Management so #REMarkable? We're pleased to share a new video from REM featuring some of their amazing faculty members and students. Watch here: https://t.co/9Gm0cNPzoU
#simonfraseru #SFU
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Ever wondered what REM is all about (or what it means)? Watch the outstanding students and faculty of @SFU_REM tell you themselves. REM is #REMarkable
https://t.co/rj3TzAGZUE
@SFUENV
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đ¨The case for a ZEV standard (like BC/Quebec/Cali): Canada's current passenger vehicle policies won't get us to 50% by 2030 or 100% by 2035, and they won't get us where we need to go on GHG emissions shows modeling for @cleanenergycan by @SFU_START
cleanenergycanada.org
OTTAWA â In the run up to the recent federal election, the Liberal Party of Canada announced plans for a mandatory target requiring that half of all passenger vehicles sold in 2030 be zero-emissions,...
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