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When registering for the Energy Week @ ETH, participants have the opportunity to ask the experts their most burning questions in advance. In the run-up to, during and after the event, ETH energy scientists and the Energy Science Center take these questions as an opportunity to shed light on some central energy issues.

Kathmandu’s stark air pollution and limited public transport infrastructure poses a challenge towards achieving sustainable and adequate transport. Motorcycles are the most sought after mode of private mobility in Nepal. Electric motorcycles appear to be a viable and promising solution, but several technological, market and behavioural factors hinder their higher adoption.

Congratulations to Elena Raycheva for having successfully presented the methodology and results of the CentIv module at the MEDPOWER 2020 conference.

The conventional wisdom is that to increase battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake, we need more charging points. However, when Gracia Brückmann spoke with citizens, car dealership representatives, representatives from car import companies, and local government about the challenges and opportunities for BEVs in Zurich, they mention different challenges, too, and present solutions to overcome them e.g., including BEVs in coherent sustainable transport systems and reducing political uncertainty.