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Where are India’s electric trucks?
Achieving India’s net-zero goal will require decarbonizing road transport and success requires overcoming some key barriers in the freight sector.
Electrifying India’s two-wheelers: Supply-side incentives and beyond
It’s an interesting time to examine the incentives available in India for manufacturing electric vehicles, batteries, and their components.
Why will electric vehicles benefit India irrespective of new power sector policies?
Ambitious EV sales would bring air quality and health benefits to India, and these can be maximized by combining vehicle electrification with power sector emission control and decarbonization policies.
Charging electric two-wheelers: A cost or a chance to catalyze the market?
Now that subsidies are addressing the upfront cost barrier for electric two-wheelers in India, access to private charging deserves attention as a key enabler of uptake.
Kevadia: A launch pad for a new era of urban vehicle access regulations in India?
Regulations like low-emission zones and zero-emission zones are promising for India as they can help improve air quality and increase electric vehicle sales.
India, don’t fall for ethanol: Roadmap leads National Policy on Biofuels off track
India’s new ethanol roadmap abandons the country’s commitment to second-generation biofuels and is environmentally and economically unsustainable.
What to know about the potential of hybrid technology in two-wheelers in India?
There are many opportunities for fuel consumption reduction from India’s two-wheelers, and hybrids are an incremental technology pathway during the expected transition to electric.
Summing up: What’s the potential for India to set a sectoral target for road transport CO2 emissions in its NDC?
India could strengthen its NDC by adding a sectoral target for road transport CO2 emissions, and there is big potential in aggressive policy.
COVID-19’s impact on India’s road transport business-as-usual emissions trajectory
A look at two very different post-COVID futures for India’s road transport emissions.
FAME-II revisions spark hopes for a jump in electric two-wheeler sales in India
New revisions to India’s FAME-II incentives for electric two-wheelers accelerate the time until upfront price parity with conventional models and improve upon an already attractive total cost of ownership proposition.
Why are electric vehicles the only way to quickly and substantially decarbonize transport?
Battery electric vehicles have the lowest life-cycle GHG emissions, today and into the foreseeable future.
Decarbonizing India’s road transport sector: Shouldn’t we aim higher?
Even the High Ambition scenarios in India’s road transport models are far from the limit in terms of what the country can achieve.
