Increasing Consumer Awareness on Vehicular Emissions
Date : April 13, 2022
One of the most effective ways to nudge the transport sector towards an efficient and cleaner future is to influence consumer purchase in favour of more fuel efficient and less polluting vehicle models. To bring a change in consumer choices starts with reliable and straightforward information—on impacts of pollutants and CO2 emissions—as they purchase vehicles. Well-informed consumers may appr...
Inspection and Maintenance Program for In-Use Vehicles in India
Date : January 19, 2022
The transport sector is a significant contributor to air pollution in urban areas. Research has shown that poorly maintained and older vehicles are responsible for a major share of pollution in cities. Therefore, the management of India's in-use vehicle fleet is an important step for the control of vehicular emissions. The Inspection and Maintenance Program for In-Use Vehicles aims to inspect vehi...
Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption in India
Date : January 17, 2022
Over the last year, the Government of India has shown clear indications that it is keen to accelerate India’s transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs). However, there still exist ambiguities about the ways in which this transition may occur. Indian travel behaviour, modal split and consumption patterns are quite different from those observed in developed countries. Low vehicle ownership, low-afford...
Charging Infrastructure for the Electric Vehicle Segment
Date : January 15, 2022
There is growing interest amongst Indian policy makers to encourage EV based mobility in cities and phase out ICE vehicles running on traditional fuels in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the economy. One of the key components of an electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem is a robust charging infrastructure. But storage technology is still in its nascent stages in India, and significant capital inv...
Economic Implications of E-Mobility Transition in India
Date : January 15, 2022
Globally, the electric mobility transition is underway driven by concerns around energy security, climate change and local air pollution. While India is increasingly looking at electric mobility as a viable mode of transport, the e-mobility transition in India is yet to take-off in a full-fledged manner. In 2017, less than 0.1% of the 21 million vehicles sold were electric. A range of barriers to ...
Informing the Design of FAME II Scheme
Date : January 15, 2022
The Government of India rolled out Phase-II of FAME Scheme with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore for a period of 3 years commencing from 1st April 2019. The FAME II scheme is aimed at incentivising demand for electric vehicles, especially electric buses, 2- and 3-wheelers and 4-wheeler passenger cars. In order to successfully implement the roll-out of the scheme and ensure that the targets set by the...
Improving the Fuel Efficiency of Vehicles
Date : January 14, 2022
Deteriorating air quality in Indian cities is a growing and serious concern. A major cause of this is the increasing emissions from the rapidly growing transport sector. Substantially improving vehicle efficiency has the potential to reduce emmissions as well as enhance energy and enrionment security....
Exploring Cost-Reduction Strategies For Electric Vehicle (EV) Batteries
Date : December 12, 2021
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption in India faces several challenges, with the distinct cost disadvantage of EVs vis-à-vis traditional internal combustion engine vehicles bring a major one. The battery in an EV is its most expensive component, accounting for 50 per cent of its total cost; thus, the affordability of EVs is directly proportional to the affordability of a battery. The objective of the s...