Sustainable Transport Special Report

But electric vehicle experts say there is a lot of misinformation about batteries and how long they last

Use of sustainable biofuels remains relatively small scale and in the coming years their benefits are likely to be felt largely in heavy transport

Every aspect of Ireland’s public transport will come in for significant, often multi-billion-euro investment in the coming decades

Experts see car dependency and inadequate infrastructure as barriers to reaching our ambitious targets

The trends in transport coming down the tracks and what impacts these changes will have on all of us

Reducing the attractiveness of SUVs would make Ireland’s emissions targets easier to reach, experts suggest

As the electrification of the national fleet accelerates, so too does that of the business fleet

As we prepare for a mass shift to electric motoring, here’s how the cars we drive will evolve

Plenty can be done to encourage drivers to buy an electric vehicle as their next car

Connecting Ireland plans to give 70 per cent of rural dwellers three return bus journeys a day

The ideal urban setting has all the amenities you need within a 15-minute walk or cycle. Are 15-minute cities feasible in Ireland?

Some see environmental merit in sticking with an old car – they’re wrong, writes Barry McCall

Do electric scooters live up to their environmental claims? And are they safe enough?

Are emissions-free HGVs feasible? Yes but at present the infrastructure just isn’t there

Electric-bike production creates more greenhouse gases than regular bicycles but do they hold more potential to change the way we travel?

Ireland’s cycling infrastructure is getting an overhaul in order to make cycling more convenient and, even more importantly, safer

How electric vehicles are taking over the market

Dublin is doing pretty well when compared to other cities of similar size, but the rest of the country needs to catch up

It can be tricky with cost implications so businesses need to do their research

If we want a million electric cars on the road by 2030, how are we going to charge them all?

There are tax breaks and grants available to buy EVs for both private and commercial use

National Sustainable Mobility Policy aims for 500,000 additional daily active travel and public transport journeys by 2030

There is now a once in a generation opportunity to rethink how people get around.

Simple solutions vital in the short term to get us out of our cars and decarbonise Ireland’s transport, but big projects still needed

The gas has its pros and cons as a fuel but is it likely to become mainstream?