Reports
How Urban Delivery Vehicles can Boost Electric Mobility
2020
Author(s): International Transport Forum (ITF)
This report presents policies and private sector initiatives for the electrification of urban delivery vehicles. Electric vehicles have low operational costs and the high mileage of delivery vehicles maximises net savings from converting a fleet.
Handbook of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation
2021
Author(s): NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power (MoP), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), WRI India
The handbook provides a step-by-step approach to build out the EV charging infrastructure roadmap, moving from an assessment of EV charging requirements to location planning and arranging electricity supply to models of on-ground implementation.
Emerging Role of Bike (Motorcycle) Taxis in Urban Mobility
2021
Author(s): Thakur P, Jain A, Harikumar A
Ride sharing and hailing services have given new dimension to urban mobility. They provide mobility as a service and promote asset utilization.
Changing Automotive Work Environment
2021
Author(s): Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Agora Verkehrswende
For this study, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Agora Verkehrswende examined how anticipated structural change would impact traditional automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers.
Update: Accounting for well-to-wake carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in maritime transportation climate policies
2021
Author(s): Comer B, Osipova L
This briefing paper outlines a methodology for calculating well-to-wake CO2-equivalent emissions from four fossil marine fuels: heavy fuel oil, very low sulfur fuel oil, marine gas oil, and liquefied natural gas.
Transportation Carbon Intensity Targets for the European Union: Road and Aviation Sectors
2021
Author(s): Christensen A
This consultant study introduces a partial equilibrium model to project the mix of renewable fuels most likely to be used to comply with the Commission’s set of proposed targets for the road and aviation sectors.
Profitably Decarbonizing Heavy Transport and Industrial Heat
2021
Author(s): Lovins Amory B.
As corporations and industries face rising public, policy, and market pressure to cut carbon emissions, the need for evidence-based solutions balancing carbon consciousness with profitability grows ever more intense.
Freight in Brazil: An Assessment and Outlook for Improving Environmental Performance
2021
Author(s): Araujo Carmen Silvia C
This report is a non-exhaustive, exploratory survey of the truck market in Brazil. We considered the particularities of the road freight transportation system in an effort to evaluate possible obstacles and opportunities for the application of a green freight system similar to the EPA’s SmartWay and other initiatives related to energy efficiency and the reduction of emissions from transport.
Understanding the Air Quality and Health Impacts of Large-scale Vehicle Electrification in India
2021
Author(s): Sen A, Miller J, Bandivadekar A, Sharma M, Nagar Pavan K, Singh D
This is a companion to the working paper that estimated the vehicle tailpipe and power sector emissions impacts of large-scale vehicle electrification in India through 2040 under various scenarios representing plausible evolutions of the electricity grid.
A Comparison of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions from Heavy-duty Diesel, Natural Gas, and Electric Vehicles
2021
Author(s): Muncrief R
As California finalizes an omnibus rule that will require a 90% reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from heavy-duty vehicles in the 2024–2027 timeframe, other states, including New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, have indicated that they will also adopt California’s rule. Meanwhile, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been directed by the White House to propose by January 2022 a stringent national standard for NOx emissions from heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) that will apply nationwide starting around 2027.