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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution. One of the main challenges is the high upfront cost of electric vehicles.

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DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

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Under that, the plan sketches out 3 strategic goals: Strategic Objective One: Advance the goals and objectives in the President’s Climate Action Plan by supporting prudent development, deployment, and efficient use of “all of the above” energy resources that also create new jobs and industries. watt utility, $2.37/watt watt utility, $2.37/watt

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LowCVP: 5 Ps for influencing uptake of low emission vehicles at local level

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Released to coincide with the LowCVP’s 2015 Annual Conference which features a discussion on mobility in future cities, the LowCVP has identified five ‘P’s from the Guide—levers that local authorities can most effectively use to influence low emission vehicle uptake at the local level: Parking: discounts for LEVs or dedicated bays.

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New Joint Research Centre Reference Report sets out options for reducing emissions from shipping

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A detailed assessment of the cost efficiency and abatement potential of each technological option described in the report is also provided. Maritime transport causes about 4% of global man-made CO 2 emissions—making its carbon footprint approximately as high as Germany’s. —JRC Reference Report.

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Strong support for EV ambitions | Autocar Professional

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Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles Scheme FAME I: Introduced in 2015 with a budget outlay of Rs 895 crore, FAME I focused on technology development, demand creation, pilot projects, and charging infrastructure development. Additionally, the maximum subsidy cap was lowered from 40% to 15% of the vehicle cost.

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Nickel: The metal driving the EV revolution – ET Auto

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Electric vehicles (EVs) today are at the forefront of India’s sustainable transport revolution, a critical step in the country’s ambitious goal of containing climate change and reducing its dependency on fossil fuels. For plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), average nickel use was up 11% year-over-year to 6.5 kilograms per vehicle.

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UC Davis, ITDP report finds shared mobility essential for realizing full benefits of electrification and automation

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In contrast, by encouraging a large increase in trip sharing, transit use, and active transport through policies that support compact, mixed use development, cities worldwide could save an estimated $5 trillion annually by 2050 while improving livability and increasing the likelihood of meeting climate change targets.

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