Transportøkonomisk institutt
Recent Submissions
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Congestion pricing with electric vehicle exemptions: Car-ownership effects and other behavioral adjustments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-11)Decarbonizing transportation requires a shift from conventional to zero-emission vehicles. We examine whether congestion pricing with electric vehicle (EV) exemptions accelerates this transition by encouraging a shift ... -
Mind the Kayak! Informing UX Design of Autonomous Vehicles through Edge Case Testing in the Field
(Chapter, 2025-04-25)As autonomous vehicles are being deployed in the field for public use, passengers are interacting with traffic in new ways. In recent years, user experience related to risky traffic interactions has been studied using ... -
The Ambition Trap: How Overpromising on Climate Action
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-04)Under cross-pressure to pledge ambitious emission cuts and deliver concrete policy action, climate policymakers must navigate the tension between ambition and implementation prospects. Achieving the Paris Agreement’s ... -
The LEVITATE Policy Support Tool of Connected and Automated Transport Systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-13)Rapid technological advances leave limited margins for the preparation of cities to receive Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM). The LEVITATE project endeavours to develop an open access web-based Policy ... -
Demand-side challenges and research needs on the road to 100% zero-emission vehicle sales
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-01-09)Most net-zero emissions targets require electrification of the entire light-duty vehicle fleet, and before that the electrification of all new vehicle sales. In this paper, we review literature on demand-side issues related ... -
Supply-side challenges and research needs on the road to 100% zero-emissions vehicle sales
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-01-09)In this review paper, we delve into the supply-side challenges and considerations for transitioning to 100% zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), weaving together an analysis of batteries, vehicle production, charging infrastructure, ... -
Digital Taxi Stands: Informed Choice Reduces Waiting Time
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-10)We have investigated waiting times for taxis at the airport taxi stand at Oslo Airport Gardermoen, under two different regulatory systems, one allowing taxis to wait at a taxi stand directly in front of the airport and at ... -
“I trust Norway” – investigating acceptance of shared autonomous shuttles using open and closed questions in short-form street interviews
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-12)Shared autonomous shuttles (SASs) could improve the mobility infrastructure in the worlds’ growing cities. This novel service could reduce congestion and improve both mobility and sustainability. To facilitate the ... -
Exploring the general acceptance factor for shared automated vehicles: the impact of personality traits and experimentally altered information
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-09)Introduction: Shared automated vehicles (SAVs) could significantly enhance public transport by addressing urban mobility challenges. However, public acceptance of SAVs remains under-studied, particularly regarding how ... -
Socio-economic outcomes of COVID-19 on the marginalised: Who have taken the hardest hit?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-17)This article aims to examine the socioeconomic outcomes of COVID-19 for socially marginalised people who are clients of social care organisations (e.g. people experiencing homelessness), and the factors influencing these ... -
What can empirical utility functions tell us about the value of a statistical life?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-03-03)This paper explores how utility functions for income and health state can be applied in order to develop closed-form estimates of the value of a statistical life based on an assumption of utility maximisation. For utility ... -
E-bikes and travel behaviour change: systematic review of experimental studies with meta-analyses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-03-19)Transitioning from private cars to active modes of transport is key to reducing transport related greenhouse gases emissions and promoting physical activity. Electrically assisted bicycles, often referred to as e-bikes, ... -
Behavioral and intentional effects of providing personal emission information: An experimental approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025-02-22)To achieve local and national climate goals, it is essential to explore new policy instruments. This article examines the effects of introducing a non-intrusive policy instrument aimed at reducing car use. Specifically, ... -
Motivational segments for trips along the high coast byway of Sweden: a study of local leisure excursions and domestic holidaymaking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-15)This on-site study investigated local leisure travellers’ and domestic tourists’ motivations for taking trips along the High Coast of Sweden, a byway designated with brown signage as a national tourism route, responding ... -
Leisure traveller perceptions of iconic coastal and fjord countryside areas: Lush naturalness or remembrance of agricultural times past?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-12)Several iconic coastal and fjord landscapes in Northern Norway have undergone natural spontaneous regrowth of abandoned agricultural areas and pastureland. At the same time, recent public discourse has assumed that such ... -
Capability versus efficiency: contracting out park and road services in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-11)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the extent of, rationales for and outcomes of contracting out in the local road and park sectors in Norway. For understanding the use of contracting out in ... -
Fatigue in transport: a review of exposure, risks, checks and controls
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-20)Human fatigue continues to threaten safe transport. There are claims that employers of operators should do more to mitigate the risks, and several regulators are promoting fatigue-risk management in the context of safety ... -
A review of consumer preferences of and interactions with electric vehicle charging infrastructure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-09)This paper presents a literature review of studies that investigate infrastructure needs to support the market introduction of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). It focuses on literature relating to consumer preferences for ... -
Private and public willingness to pay for safety: A validity test
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-02)Stated preference (SP) methods are often used to elicit an affected population’s preferences for, e.g., increased safety or better environmental quality. SP methods are based on hypothetical market scenarios which have ... -
Cross-Border Cargo Transport to and From Norway: Who Undertakes It, and At What Cost?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-21)