Studies: Transportation

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes, Dr. Miriam Lev-On, Dr. Perry Lev-On, Naama Shapira, Shiri Freund-Koren, Prof. David Mahalel, Yaara Grinberg, Gadi Rosental, Dana Gabay, Prof. Yehuda Hayuth, Orly Nathan, Ortal Faibushenko, Lior Shmueli, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Efrat Elimelech, Jonathan Spenser, Haim Zaban, Shai Jerby

Means of transport including, private and public road transport, mechanical engineering equipment, trains, ships, and planes are the engine of the local and global economy. Israel is a small, very urban, and densely populated country. The automotive market is growing in light of high demand - despite heavy taxation and high market prices. As a result, Israel is characterized by high air pollution from the transportation sector, especially, in urban areas.

Samuel Neaman Institute's publications in the field examine, among others, the environmental impacts of the various means of transportation and the policy required to reduce them, the benefits and barriers to integrating oil substitutes in the transportation sector, including, electric transportation, waste-based and bio-ethanol fuel substitutes, and the economic benefits of transportation projects such as road tunneling and more.

See also Energy Forum reports on the subject: Hybrid and electric vehicles, Natural gas for transportation, national priority documents on Transportation and the environment and Road pricing mechanisms, and other activities on public transportation-oriented development.

Publications

Review of the Impact of Natural Gas Based Transportation Fuels on Air Quality

January, 2021

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Dr. Miriam Lev-On, Dr. Perry Lev-On, Naama Shapira

Private electric transportation readiness guide for municipalities – 2nd Edition

July, 2020

Idan Liebes, Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Naama Shapira, Arch. Rafi Rich

To unravel the "Gordian Knot" 2.0: Tackling congestion via road pricing and shared rides

March, 2020

Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Hadar Zer Aviv

Lessons Learned from Select Countries and Cities Policy Measures to Reduce Air Pollution from the Transportation Sector

November, 2019

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Prof. David Mahalel, Dr. Miriam Lev-On, Dr. Perry Lev-On, Shiri Freund-Koren, Naama Shapira, Idan Liebes

Private electric transportation readiness guide for municipalities

February, 2019

Idan Liebes, Prof. Ofira Ayalon

Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure in Israel: Implementation Policy and Technical Guidelines

February, 2018

Idan Liebes, Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Roland Steinmetz, Roos van der Ploeg, Peter Hogeveen

Evaluating Benefits of Transportation Tunnels – The Carmel Tunnels as a Case Study

July, 2015

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Lior Shmueli, Shiri Freund-Koren, Maayan Zerbib Tsion

Integration of electric and hybrid vehicles in Israel's transportation system – Phase B: economic analysis and life cycle assessment

March, 2014

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes, Gadi Rosental, Dana Gabay

Integration of waste-derived alternative fuels in Israel's transportation system – Phase B: economic analysis and life cycle assessment

February, 2014

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes, Gadi Rosental, Dana Gabay

Technologies for the production of transportation fuel substitutes from waste - Summary Report

November, 2013

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes, Yaara Grinberg, Shaul Zaban, Ronit Golovati

Integration of waste-derived alternative fuels in Israel's transportation system – Phase A: literature review

September, 2013

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Yaara Grinberg, Idan Liebes, Gadi Rosental, Dana Gabay

Integration of electric and hybrid vehicles in Israel's transportation system – Phase A: literature review

September, 2013

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Yaara Grinberg, Idan Liebes, Gadi Rosental, Dana Gabay

Green Aviation - Literature Survey

February, 2012

Prof. Yehuda Hayuth, Orly Nathan, Ortal Faibushenko, Prof. Ofira Ayalon

Bioethanol in Israel: global context, research, planning and policy

June, 2008

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Haim Zaban, Efrat Elimelech, Jonathan Spenser, Dr. Miriam Lev-On, Dr. Perry Lev-On

Policy Towards Reducing Transportation-Related Air-Pollution in Dan Region

January, 2005

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Shai Jerby

Environmental Obligations of Public Transportation

January, 2003

Mariana Ardetz, Yitzhak Goren, Noam Gressel, Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Dr. Tomer Goodowitz

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