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Electrifying passenger road transport in India requires near-term electricity grid decarbonisation

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  • Amir F. N. Abdul-Manan

    (Strategic Transport Analysis Team, Beijing Research Center, Aramco Asia
    Transport Technologies R&D Division, Saudi Aramco Research & Development Center (R&DC))

  • Victor Gordillo Zavaleta

    (Aramco Fuel Research Center, Aramco Overseas Company B.V)

  • Avinash Kumar Agarwal

    (Engine Research Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

  • Gautam Kalghatgi

    (Consultant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Amer A. Amer

    (Transport Technologies R&D Division, Saudi Aramco Research & Development Center (R&DC))

Abstract

Battery-electric vehicles (BEV) have emerged as a favoured technology solution to mitigate transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in many non-Annex 1 countries, including India. GHG mitigation potentials of electric 4-wheelers in India depend critically on when and where they are charged: 40% reduction in the north-eastern states and more than 15% increase in the eastern/western regions today, with higher overall GHGs emitted when charged overnight and in the summer. Self-charging gasoline-electric hybrids can lead to 33% GHG reductions, though they haven’t been fully considered a mitigation option in India. Electric 2-wheelers can already enable a 20% reduction in GHG emissions given their small battery size and superior efficiency. India’s electrification plan demands up to 125GWh of annual battery capacities by 2030, nearly 10% of projected worldwide productions. India requires a phased electrification with a near-term focus on 2-wheelers and a clear trajectory to phase-out coal-power for an organised mobility transition.

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  • Amir F. N. Abdul-Manan & Victor Gordillo Zavaleta & Avinash Kumar Agarwal & Gautam Kalghatgi & Amer A. Amer, 2022. "Electrifying passenger road transport in India requires near-term electricity grid decarbonisation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29620-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29620-x
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