Is the future of Transport Electric? ‘The move to electric vehicles is not a silver bullet, according to Professor Tim Schwanen, director of Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the run-up to Glasgow, 10 leading Oxford climate researchers have recorded their concerns and hopes for the November conference, the university writes on its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this second video to be released, Professor Schwanen argues that electrification alone will not make transport compliant with commitments in the Paris Agreement on climate change. He says in the video, \u2018For the long term, we need to develop hydrogen-powered vehicles.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n And, he warns that the trend to heavy sports utility vehicles needs to be reversed, while we need to use public transport more and do more ‘active’ travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n