Knowledge Hub
Intersection Improvement in Udaipur
2017
Author(s): ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia
Udaipur is a rapidly growing city with faster increase of vehicles, resulting into congestions in important streets junctions.
Electric Vehicles: Prospects and Challenges looks at recent design methodologies and technological advancements in electric vehicles and the integration of electric vehicles in the smart grid environment, comprehensively covering the fundamentals, theory and design, recent developments and technical issues involved with electric vehicles.
Shaping the Role of Climate Finance for Sustainable Transport
2017
Author(s): Adnan Rahman, Christopher Porter, Suseel Indrakanti, Jamie Osborne, Iris Ortiz
How can climate finance leverage sustainable transport and exploit the potentials for emission reductions? This report – based on six case studies – gives recommendations.
This books provides a thorough exploration of low carbon mobility transitions from a range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives;
Renewable Energy Tenders and Community [Em]power[ment]: Latin America and the Caribbean, looks at the interface between the tendering process and the role that communities can play in renewable energy uptake in the Latin American and the Caribbean region.
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.
Comparison of Different Battery Types for Electric Vehicles
2017
Author(s): Iclodean C, Varga B, Burnete N, Cimerdean D, Jurchiș B
This study presents the autonomy of an Electric Vehicle that utilizes four different types of batteries: Lithium Ion (Li-Ion), Molten Salt (Na-NiCl2), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) and Lithium Sulphur (Li-S), all of them having the same electric energy storage capacity.
Literature Review on Power Utility Best Practices Regarding Electric Vehicles
2017
Author(s): Hall D, Lutsey N
As zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) continue to grow in popularity, governments around the world are working to promote uptake and increase the benefits they hold for drivers and the environment.
Literature Review of Electric Vehicle Consumer Awareness and Outreach
2017
Author(s): Jin L, Slowik P
This paper reviews global practices on electric vehicle consumer awareness and outreach activities in order to explore actions that governments can take to foster growth of the market and understand how to better implement such campaigns.
Integrating Electric Vehicles Within U.S. and European Efficiency Regulations
2017
Author(s): Lutsey N
Battery technology advances, automaker announcements, market developments, and policy statements all suggest that the prospects for electric vehicles are on the rise. Yet there is uncertainty about how quickly a transition could happen, and which policies are most critical to smartly navigate the transition.



