Press Releases

25 February 2026

Achim Steiner to Chair Council of Agora Verkehrswende

Positioning sustainable transport as a key strategy amidst profound economic and geopolitical change

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29 January 2026

More than 100 countries aim to expand electric mobility

Agora Verkehrswende’s interactive world map shows countries’ targets and measures for expanding electric mobility under the Paris Agreement / 66 countries, more...

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14 January 2026

Electric vehicles: purchase rebates should be geared to household income and vehicle purchase price

Agora Verkehrswende and the Climate Neutrality Foundation have presented recommendations for optimising the design of Germany’s planned EV rebate programme /...

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3 December 2025

Towards Electric Mobility in East Africa

A new study by Agora Verkehrswende examines current trends in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Forward-looking governments are promoting domestic...

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24 November 2025

Additional sources of financing are needed to deliver the sustainable transport system of the future

A new study by Agora Verkehrswende and Dezernat Zukunft explores required public-sector funding in the areas of infrastructure, local public transport, and the...

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4 November 2025

Electric mobility: bidirectional charging would reduce costs while promoting the energy transition

A study from Agora Verkehrswende examines bidirectional charging / Bidirectional charging would generate financial benefits for EV drivers and electricity...

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14 October 2025

Verkehrswende Radar: Vehicle traffic in Germany still below pre-pandemic levels – but just barely

Compared with Q2 2019, passenger car volumes on German highways are still down by 0.5 per cent, even as the total number of registered cars in Germany is up 5...

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8 October 2025

German Automobile Dialogue: Government should rapidly adopt targeted measures for more affordable EVs

A new study by Agora Verkehrswende reveals the cost factors that policymakers should target to improve the total cost of ownership (TCO) of electric vehicles...

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25 September 2025

Africa: Growing momentum for sustainable transport

A rising number of African civil-society organisations are dedicated to climate-neutral mobility, a new survey of Agora Verkehrswende finds. African governments...

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