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Driving change: Maharastra’s EV push lacks low emission zone strategy
Maharashtra’s 2025 EV policy allocates ₹1,993 crores over five years to boost purchase subsidies, EV infrastructure and manufacturing with the goal of achieving 30% of all new vehicle registrations to be electric by 2030, but it omits low-emission zones (LEZs) that could strengthen the state’s leadership in India’s sustainable mobility transition.
Ten Years After Dieselgate: Transportation’s Unfinished Business
Ten years after ICCT exposed Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal—revealing diesel vehicles emitting up to 35 times legal limits—significant progress has been made with improved compliance and surging EV adoption, yet millions of high-emitting vehicles remain on roads. Despite Europe’s diesel share dropping from 52% to 18% while EVs reached 25%, transportation’s unfinished business offers tremendous opportunity as electric vehicles reach cost parity and accelerate the transition to inherently clean transportation.
India’s transport transformation: Three policies to shape the road ahead
India today stands at a remarkable turning point in its mobility journey. Transport is no longer seen as a background sector—it is becoming a central pillar in India’s ambition to become a developed economy, a Viksit Bharat, by 2047, while meeting its net-zero target by 2070. Three recent policy moves in 2025 have the potential to transform India’s transport landscape, offering a blueprint for a cleaner, more efficient, and future-ready system.
What’s next for China’s PHEV market?
China’s electric vehicle market, once dominated by BEVs, has seen a dramatic surge in PHEV sales underpinned by supportive policies—though emerging policy developments raise questions over the market’s long-term outlook.
Policies to help Indonesia’s new president champion electric vehicles
Indonesia’s electric vehicle sales surged from 125 units in 2020 to over 43,000 in 2024, driven by strategic government policies. President Prabowo’s administration could accelerate this momentum with a comprehensive 100% electrification roadmap that would enhance energy security while reducing fuel import dependence.
Hoping to electrify private jets? Not so fast
This blog explores the potential of zero-emission planes (ZEPs) to replace short-range private jet flights.
Why electric vehicles are already much greener than combustion engine vehicles
Today’s battery electric vehicles are associated with far fewer greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) than internal combustion engine vehicles over their lifetimes.
Phasing out old vehicles is necessary, but real change lies in electrification
While the recent directive by the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas to restrict older vehicles is a good starting point supported by legal precedent, long-term progress depends on real-world emissions monitoring and policy shifts, such as zero-emission vehicle sales requirements, to accelerate Delhi NCR’s clean transport transition.
Why India’s e-truck incentive scheme can be a gamechanger for the economy and the environment
For the first time, the PM E-DRIVE scheme has allocated ₹500 crore for electric trucks, and this is a critical push to decarbonize India’s freight sector.
