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The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Linköping University

The Centre for Traffic Research (CTR) is a Swedish competence centre that initiates, coordinates and conducts research and development in modeling and analysis of traffic processes.

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The charging route of MAPs near the end stations of various trunk bus lines. The black dotted circle
The charging route of MAPs near the end stations of various trunk bus lines. The black dotted circle represents the area of operation of MAPs near the end-stations.

A Comparative Evaluation of Mobile Charging Pods for Electric Bus Operations

As cities move toward fully electric public transport, one major challenge remains: charging infrastructure is expensive, inflexible, and often requires oversized batteries on buses. The study explore...

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Microscopic Simulation of Bicycle Traffic

Welcome to Guillermo Pérez Castro’s PhD defense of his PhD thesis with the title Microscopic Simulation of Bicycle Traffic – Analysis and Modeling of Heterogeneity and Free Riding on Bicycle Paths.

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Boel Berg Wincent
In an online survey with more than 1,000 respondents, more than 80 percent of shared e-scooter users in both cities said they had to walk farther to find or to park around bus and train stations, says Boel Berg Wincent. (Photo: David Callahan)

Running late? New parking rules make shared e-scooters less convenient

Commuters trying to beat the clock account for nearly one third of shared electric scooter trips on a typical workday morning, recent research indicates. But reliance on these vehicles can be dampened...

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Mikael Iivari, Kristine Bull Sletholt, Jeffery Archer and Wilco Burghout
Mikael Iivari, Kristine Bull Sletholt, Jeffery Archer and Wilco Burghout

The CTR Day June 11 2025

At the CTR Day on June 11, the research conducted within the centre was presented as well as the collaboration between academia, industry and authority.

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Centre for Traffic Research (CTR)

KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Teknikringen 10
SE-100 44 Stockholm
Sweden

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