Transportation
Solutions for India’s Cooling Quandary
This blog’s author is Vindhya Tripathi, Director of Communications, India Program, Rocky Mountain Institute. It was originally published on rmi.org. Last month consumers across India received a jolt when they were delivered their electricity bills. The combined effects of stay-at-home measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the sweltering heat…
Impact of Subsidies on Electric Cars in Delhi
The Government of India has been taking various steps to drive the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India for the past few years. However, the sales of electric cars in the country continue to be very low—only around 3,500 a year—as compared to those of conventional internal combustion engine…
Green Goods: Electrifying the road to final-mile delivery in Delhi
This article was co-authored by Samhita Shiledar, Rocky Mountain Institute. It was originally published on CNBCTV18.com. The benefits of electrifying urban freight are substantial and growing every year. A robust public-private partnership has the potential to create a roadmap to improve this uptake of EVs further.
Building a Shared, Clean and Citizen-Centric Mobility System in Bangalore
This article was co-authored by Marshall Abramczyk, Rocky Mountain Institute. Bangalore, like many cities across India, is witnessing significant growth in mobility demand driven by rapid urbanization and growing incomes. This growth is straining an already burdened transportation system, resulting in many economic and environmental issues. As India’s fifth-largest and…
A Blue-Sky Vision: Clean Energy and Mobility in India’s Recovery
This article was co-authored by Ryan Laemel, Rocky Mountain Institute. We at Rocky Mountain Institute have been working in India for the past five years, supporting government and business leaders with the country’s energy transition. Yet a few of us have just started to call Delhi our home. Over the…