Abstract:

The Nationally Determined Contribution – Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) is a regional initiative funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). It is a joint project of seven organizations and with the engagement of China, India, and Vietnam. It aims at promoting a comprehensive approach on decarbonizing transport i.e. a coherent strategy of effective policies that are coordinated among various sector ministries, civil society, and the private sector. Under the regional technical assistance programme NDC-TIA, this study “Status quo analysis of various segments of Electric mobility and low carbon passenger road transport in India” was undertaken. The main objective of this study was to examine  the Low-Carbon Road Transport (LCRT)/E- mobility development, accomplishments so far, supported by the policy, schemes, and regulatory interventions in India. 
This report was released in an e-launch event on 4 February 2021 in the presence of dignitaries: Mr. Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha, Advisor, NITI Aayog, Dr Winfried Damm, Head of Indo-German Energy Programme, GIZ and Dr. Indradip Mitra, Coordinator India Component, NDC-TIA, GIZ - India.