article thumbnail

Empowering India’s Green Agenda | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

With over three million EVs already on the roads, India stands at the forefront of the global shift to sustainable transportation. All major OEMs in India plan to introduce EVs within the next 18 months, which will result in a plurality of choices across price points and body styles for customers.

Green 52
article thumbnail

Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

Green Car Congress

A key change will need to take place in how the costs of transport are internalized, as the wider costs to society arising from road accidents, poor health, social impacts and environmental degradation, often described as the ‘external' costs, are currently excluded from the price that transport users confront.

article thumbnail

ITS-Davis study finds social influence a key element in transitioning to more sustainable transportation such as PHEVs

Green Car Congress

Research from the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis (ITS-Davis) suggests it will take more than a reasonable price and good information to get consumers to make more sustainable transportation choices, such as the purchase of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

Davis 231
article thumbnail

European Parliament approves phase-out of time-based road charging with switch to tolls; reduced charges for low- and zero-emission vehicles

Green Car Congress

Under the new rules, vignettes will be valid for shorter periods (one day, one week or 10 days) and have price caps that can be imposed on passenger cars, to ensure occasional drivers from other EU countries are treated fairly. We will encourage the world of transport to use cleaner vehicles.

Charging 322
article thumbnail

Lucid Group, Saudi Arabia agree to 100,000 EV fleet deal

Teslarati

“Delivering up to 100,000 Lucid electric vehicles in Saudi Arabia represents another pivotal moment in our acceleration of sustainable transportation worldwide,” Lucid Group CEO Peter Rawlinson said. “We It will also include logistics and importation costs.

article thumbnail

UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

Green Car Congress

PHEV discontinuance is related to being female; living in a multi-unit dwelling; having fewer household vehicles; dissatisfaction with the convenience of charging; purchase price and vehicle running costs; and undertaking more long-distance trips. UC Davis: National Center for Sustainable Transportation.” Hardman, S., & Tal, G.

Davis 305
article thumbnail

How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success

Clean Fleet Report

According to the Environmental Protection Agenc y (EPA), the transportation industry is responsible for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2023. Making more green business decisions for your transportation needs reduces environmental damage and provides numerous cost-saving benefits for companies.