Digital Library on Green Mobility

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.