Subject: Capgemini Cars Online has published a study looking at the global automotive industry. It was conducted among 8,000 consumers across eight countries: Germany, Brazil, China, the Unites States, France, India, the United Kingdom and Russia. It’s worth noting that 44% of respondents claimed to have a low- or non-polluting vehicle.
Author: Capgemini Cars Online
Date: October 2011
Subject: A survey carried out by BVA for Alphabet reveals a near unanimous result: 96% of French people think that the price of petrol will increase over the next ten years. This anxiety with regard to the price of the barrel means that the French are increasingly motivated to turn towards electric and hybrid vehicles.
Author: BVA for Alphabet
Date: October 2011.
Subject: This study from the Institut CEPOP (a French polling organisation) looks at how the French people feel about electric and sustainable mobility. The results are promising, with 20% of respondents saying they’d be prepared to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle costing between 10% to 20% more than a petrol vehicle. They also reveal that French motorists are impatient with regard to entering the practical phase, in particular for the number of electric charging terminals available.
Author: Institut CECOP (a French polling organisation).
Date: October 2011
MAB, a US think-tank primarily consisting of retired senior military officers, has published a study with regard to the importance of the United States reducing its energy dependence on oil. The report is intended to be a wake-up call for the American government and recommends the development of alternative energy.
Author: MAB
Date: November 2011.
Subject: This study published on Slideshare by Keolis and Nova7 analyses the distribution and cocreation of “transport" information by users by providing the state of the art and new areas of study, in which we discover many smartphone applications and other useful innovative tools for and by users of urban transport (underground, bus, bicycles, etc.).
Authors: Raphaël Sauter (Keolis) and Emile Hooge (Nova7).
Date: November 2011.
Subject: This study, published by the Futuribles International association in collaboration with IFSTTAR (the French Institute of Sciences and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks), focuses on the future of mobility in medium-sized towns and agglomeration communities. This work fills a gap in this area and represents a pool of ideas from which local authorities are free to help themselves. It has led to around 40 innovations being retained, from which several mobility scenarios for the year 2030 have been established.
Authors: Futuribles International and IFSTTAR (the French Institute of Sciences and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks).
Date: November 2011.
Subject : This report is the first ever attempt to chart the full extent of cycling’s contribution to the British economy. From bike sales to improved health, the study defines a « Gross Cycling Product » of UK plc. The authors concentrate on a demonstration of where cycling is right now in the UK and where it has the potential to go with the rigth support.
Author : London School of Economics , Sky and British Cycling
Date : 2011
Subject: This report is a set of recommendations for Federal Transportation Policy. It examines the underlying causes of GHG emissions and oil consumption from the transportation sector. The future transportation scenarios explored in the report show that reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) over the long term is key to reducing transportation emissions and oil consumption.
Author: World Resource Institute and Embarq
Date: 2011
Subject: This report, published by the think tank Terra Nova, treats mobility as an essential service, which should be equitably shared, and proposes solutions to reduce its environmental impact.
Author: Terra Nova
Date: 2011
