Research Papers/Articles
Heavy-Duty Trucks in India: Technology Potential and Cost-Effectiveness of Fuel-Efficiency Technologies in the 2025–2030 Time Frame
2023
Author(s): Yadav A, Narla A, Delgado O
Examines the potential benefits and costs of fuel consumption reduction technologies in heavy-duty trucks in India to support a future, more stringent fuel consumption standard for heavy-duty vehicles.
Policy Roadmap for Accelerating Public Transit Bus Electrification in Indonesia
2023
Author(s): Xie Y, Posada F, Triatmojo A
Analyzes policies the Indonesian government could apply to accelerate adoption of battery-electric buses.
Support Battery Electric Trucks in the Delhi EV Policy 2.0
2023
Author(s): Kaur H, Narla A
The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi has adopted many measures to abate emissions from medium- and heavy-duty trucks and the ICCT’s analysis supports an extension of these efforts to include incentives for truck electrification.
Comparative Evaluation of Non-Fiscal Incentives to Promote Electric Vehicles Across Indian States and Union Territories
2023
Author(s): Anup S, Yang Z
This paper reviews non-fiscal incentives proposed and adopted in Indian states’ EV policies. It is focused on consumers, and the authors review incentives for EV consumers while they are driving their vehicles and support for charging infrastructure installation.
Annual update on the Global Transition to Electric Vehicles: 2022
2023
Author(s): Chu Y, Cui H
This briefing assesses the annual progress on the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in 2022 at the global, regional, national, and state levels. Over 10 million EVs were sold worldwide in 2022, a milestone in the global transition to EVs. That was a 54% increase from 2021 and brought the cumulative number of EVs sold worldwide to 29 million. The global EV share of new vehicle sales also reached a record high of 13% in 2022, up from 8% in 2021.
Can the Equitable Roll Out of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Be Achieved
2023
Author(s): Hopkins E, Potoglou D, Orford S, Cipcigan L
This study aims to synthesize evidence on social equity in various aspects of electric vehicle charging infrastructure provision and set an agenda for centering social equity in the debate.
Passenger Car Taxation in India: Shifting to an Emissions-Linked Structure
2023
Author(s): Kohli S, Shen C, Rokadiya S
Analyzes different structures of the cess levied on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India as a policy opportunity to promote fuel-efficiency improvements in passenger cars.
Improving Air Quality in Cities Through Transport-Focused Low- and Zero-Emission Zones: Legal Pathways and Opportunities for India
2023
Author(s): Dhole A, Wappelhorst S, Bhatt A
Presents five legal pathways for implementing low-emission zones and zero-emission zones in India at the national, state, and city levels that were identified by working with an environmental law expert.
Do Plug-In Hybrid Adopters Switch to Battery Electric Vehicles (and Vice Versa)?
2023
Author(s): Lee J H, Cho M, Tal G, Hardman S
The authors investigate battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) adopter replacement choices.
Hybrid Vigor: Why Hybrids with Sustainable Biofuels are Better than Pure Electric Vehicles
2023
Author(s): Gauto M A, Carazzolle M F, Rodrigues M E P, Abreu R S D, Pereira T C, Pereira G A G
The study shows that calculated GHG emissions for hybrid vehicles using biofuels are lower than observed for BEVs even in Brazil, where the carbon intensity of the electricity matrix is low compared to most countries.