Tag: clean mobility

Cost of Zero-Emission Trucks in US: Paper

Cost of Zero-Emission Trucks in US: Paper

March 9, 2023 | ,

The reductions of battery costs are one of the largest contributors to enabling price parity between battery-electric and diesel trucks. The analysis finds that while battery costs for zero-emission trucks and buses lag behind electric cars in cost reductions, their costs are expected to halve by 2030 compared to 2022, reaching $120/kWh at the pack level. Electric drive systems—including the transmission, motor, and inverter—are forecasted to see cost reductions of over 60% by 2030, reaching $23/kW.

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Electric Buses in India: Government funding and policies driving growth

Electric Buses in India: Government funding and policies driving growth

October 26, 2022 |

In India, deployment of electric buses has increased from zero in 2017 to 4,647 buses in 2021, reaching an estimated market size of around USD127 million. Around two-thirds of these are midi 9-metre buses and the remaining one-third are standard 12-metre buses. In terms of charging infrastructure, as of August 2022, state road transport corporations (SRTCs) have installed 2,826 public charging stations and oil marketing companies (OMCs) have set up 3,448 charging stations at their retail outlets.

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How Electric Cars and Trucks Improve US Grid Reliability

How Electric Cars and Trucks Improve US Grid Reliability

September 12, 2022 |

Policies that advance EV adoption are not in conflict with efforts to continue to move to renewable energy, but a means to achieve those goals and improve reliability. For example, California’s recently adopted Clean Car Standards will put about 14 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2035. If those were all battery-electric vehicles capable of putting electricity back onto the grid, that would represent a collective battery that could theoretically power all of the homes in California for three days.

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ZEV Targets in Chile: Briefing

ZEV Targets in Chile: Briefing

August 16, 2022 | ,

In recent years, Chile has created several public policies for clean transportation. Particularly noteworthy are Chile’s energy efficiency law and its zero-emission sales targets. The law not only sets stringent fuel economy standards for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles––a first for Latin America––but also includes tax incentives for zero-emission vehicles, provides for interoperability of recharging systems for EVs, and designates hydrogen as an official fuel.

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Money Makes the World Go Electric: Why the US Government Should Invest in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Money Makes the World Go Electric: Why the US Government Should Invest in the Electric Vehicle Industry

August 3, 2022 |

Many automakers have agreed that they can no longer step on the gas in building internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. For example, GM, Ford, and Stellantis have urged the federal government to lift the cap in the federal tax credit for EVs, which would help lower EV prices and benefit manufacturers and consumers alike. Several tax credit design changes can “enhance the effectiveness of the federal dollars” to advance automaker interests in producing more electric vehicles.

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Update on Global Transition to EVs: Briefing

Update on Global Transition to EVs: Briefing

July 12, 2022 | ,

Approximately 3.5 million EVs were sold in China in 2021, 150% higher than the 2020 level. Europe as a single market closely followed China as the world’s second largest EV market. Seven of the top ten national markets in terms of annual EV sales in 2021 were in Europe, including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Norway, Italy, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The United States and South Korea ranked 3rd and 9th, respectively.

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Royal Dutch Shell to expand its British EV network

Royal Dutch Shell to expand its British EV network

September 2, 2021 |

Royal Dutch Shell has announced its plans to vastly expand its network of electric vehicle charging points in Britain. As part of its global rollout, it aims to install 50,000 on-street posts in Britain by 2025. Ubitricity, an on-street charging point company acquired by Shell in February, will implement the project.

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Minnesota Advances to Become First Midwest Clean Cars State

Minnesota Advances to Become First Midwest Clean Cars State

May 11, 2021 |

The proposal to adopt a Clean Cars Minnesota program was given a greenlight today. An Administrative Law Judge ruled—as part of her report issued today—that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) could move forward based on the extensive, deliberative, and open process and after thousands of public comments and filings by stakeholders.

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The European Commission’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility strategy: Targets for and impact on the mass transit segment

The European Commission’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility strategy: Targets for and impact on the mass transit segment

February 11, 2021 |

The existing vehicle fleet has a small proportion of low- and zero-emission vehicles. To boost the uptake of such vehicles, the commission will propose a revised CO2 standard for cars and vans by June 2021. Secondly, the commission will adopt regulations to ensure that the batteries available in the European market are sustainable and safe for their entire life cycle. Overall, the flagship area focuses on increasing the use of electric and hydrogen fuel technology in all transport fleets.

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