Transportation
Supporting E-Mobility Startups in India
Many of us can recall a time not long ago when the same few names dominated vehicle sales. Whether we wanted to buy a two-wheeler or car, or whether we rode an auto-rickshaw or a bus, we would see a handful of brand names that had a firm presence…
What Cities Can Learn from Pune’s EV Readiness Plan
India’s urban mobility needs are expanding with accelerated urbanisation and growing population. The transport sector is responsible for 13.5 per cent of the country’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions and contributes to traffic congestion, and worsening local air pollution that impacts public health. Transitioning to clean mobility is among the…
Transforming Urban Mobility
Having grown up in Pune, I know the city like the back of my hand. Referred to as the “Oxford of the East” for its renowned educational institutions, I fondly remember many lunchbreaks standing on the sidewalk at a tapri (stall) outside my school, sipping chai and eating vada pav…
Greening India’s Home and Vehicle Demand with Low-cost Finance
Pursuing low-carbon development is central to India’s Paris Agreement climate goals. In this pursuit, net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are the two high-leverage areas. The ability to deliver vast emission reductions across rural and urban settings has brought NZEBs and EVs to the centre of the climate…
Paving the Path to Efficient Urban Freight Systems
Goods movement is an integral part of the urban economy. The rising urban population and the growth of sectors such as e-commerce, construction, and manufacturing have made logistics vehicles ubiquitous in our cities. With this, logistics vehicles’ impacts on urban liveability are becoming more pronounced. Chiefly, urban freight vehicles are…