Research Papers/Articles
Assessing the Environmental Benefits from Switching Autorickshaws in Chennai to Electric
2020
Author(s): Harikumar A, Thakur P, Pal S
This research highlights the bouquet of policy interventions suggested by TERI based on the results are 1) incentivizing scrapping of auto-rickshaws older than 15 years, 2) mandating scrapping, and 3) incentivizing the purchase of new LPG BS-VI auto-rickshaws.
Assessing the Impacts of Vehicle Emissions and Safety Regulations
2019
Author(s): van Wee B
This paper discusses how regulations can determine environmental and safety outcomes in transport systems. It explores the relationships between regulations and direct and indirect costs, and between regulations and benefits. It also discusses the ethical issues, such as the fact that cost-benefit analysis evaluates welfare effects but tends to ignore equity issues.
California’s Continued Electric Vehicle Market Development
2018
Author(s): Lutsey N
This briefing provides an update on the growth in electric vehicle sales in California through 2017. It quantifies electric vehicle market growth across California local markets, provides broader U.S. market comparisons, and describes these developments in the context of California’s 2025–2030 goals.
CO2 Emissions From New Passenger Cars in Europe: Car Manufacturers’ Performance in 2019
2020
Author(s): Tietge U, Mock P, Dornof J
This briefing paper provides an overview of CO2 emission levels of new passenger cars in the European Union (EU) in 2019 based on a preliminary dataset released by the European Environment Agency.
Adapting the Vehicle Energy Consumption Calculation Tool (VECTO) for Use in India and Other Countries
2019
Author(s): Sharpe B, Delgado O, Rodriguez F, Miller J
On-road commercial trucks and buses are among the fastest-growing transportation sectors worldwide, and many nations and regions have developed programs and policies to improve the environmental performance of their heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) fleets.
Analyzing Policies to Grow the Electric Vehicle Market in European Cities
2020
Author(s): Wappelhorst S, Hall D, Nicholas M, Lutsey N
This report analyzes market trends and key national and local electric vehicle promotion policies across Europe. Electric vehicle uptake and policies for passenger cars are assessed for 15 metropolitan areas: Amsterdam, Berlin, Birmingham, Brussels, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Oslo, Paris, Rotterdam-The Hague, Stockholm, Vienna, and Zurich.
Electric Vehicle Capitals of the World
2017
Author(s): Hall D, Moultak M, Lutsey N
This report assesses major cities that are leaders in promoting electric vehicles around the world, quantifies their market successes to date, and discusses the underlying contributing factors for each. The authors identify 14 major metropolitan areas in North America, Europe, and China that led their respective countries in electric vehicle uptake or sales shares in 2015.
Emerging Best Practices for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
2017
Author(s): Hall D, Lutsey N
This report provides a global assessment of charging infrastructure deployment practices, challenges, and emerging best practices in major electric vehicle markets, with an emphasis on public charging facilities.
Expanding the Electric Vehicle Market in U.S. Cities
2017
Author(s): Slowik P, Lutsey N
Many factors are helping to spur electric vehicle growth in markets across the United States. This paper assesses the U.S. electric vehicle market and the actions driving it. The assessment catalogues actions in place, identifies exemplary practices, and discerns links between various electric vehicle promotion actions and electric vehicle sales.
India’s Energy and Emissions Outlook: Results from India Energy Model
2019
Author(s): Simi Thambi S , Anindya Bhatacharya A , Fricko O
In this paper, using a bottom- up energy systems model, the authors present a modeling based approach to understand the future development of India’s complex energy system.