Transportation
We support India’s ambitious renewable energy and clean mobility goals by partnering with leaders in the government and the private sector on projects at the national, state, and city levels.
Why It Matters
India has the opportunity to create equitable access to clean energy and mobility and, in doing so, deliver lasting societal and environmental benefits for generations to come. But decisive and urgent action is required to capture the opportunities at hand. The next five years are crucially important given India’s rate of economic growth and development. The transformational opportunities now on the horizon for mobility, the electricity system, and industry are significant but perishable. The range of outcomes in itself is consequential globally, and it’s likely to influence many other developing countries.
Who’s Involved
RMI India is working closely with India’s premier national policy think tank, the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), on thought leadership for clean energy and mobility transformation. We are further working with the Department of Heavy Industry on accelerating the roll out of electric buses in India under the FAME Scheme and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the government’s flagship smart cities initiative. We work with many additional government and industry experts to explore technologies, business models, and policies and to develop actionable steps to help India achieve an advanced mobility and energy future.
What We Do
Urban Mobility Lab
The Urban Mobility Lab is a platform that supports a replicable process to transform the way goods and people move in Indian cities by identifying, integrating, implementing, and scaling cost-effective and clean pilot projects.
Learn MoreUrban Freight
We are supporting government departments and industry stakeholders in the decarbonization of long, medium, and short-haul freight through pilots and analysis.
Learn MoreElectric Buses
India’s economic growth and the build-out of its urban infrastructure are coinciding with dramatic cost reductions in clean energy technologies. This creates an opportunity for India to leapfrog energy and mobility development pathways that other nations have pursued. As demand for public transport rises in this decade, a significant opportunity exists to electrify this new demand.
Learn MoreInsights
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Supporting E-Mobility Startups in India
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What Cities Can Learn from Pune’s EV Readiness Plan
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Pune City Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan
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Transforming Urban Mobility
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Delhi Propels Final-Mile Deliveries in Bid to Become India’s Electric Vehicle Capital
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Roadmap for Delivery Electrification
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New Report Highlights Pune as Pioneer of Electric Buses for Public Transport
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Banking on Electric Vehicles in India
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Greening India’s Home and Vehicle Demand with Low-cost Finance
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Paving the Path to Efficient Urban Freight Systems
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Incentives, Choices and EMIs – The ICE Recipe for Electric Vehicles
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Electric Vehicles May be the Answer to Rising Fuel Prices
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Opportunities for Cleaner, More Efficient Freight Transport in India
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Maharashtra’s New EV Policy to Bolster Supply and Demand
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Enhancing Urban Freight Systems
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Fast Tracking Freight in India: A Roadmap for Clean and Cost-effective Goods Transport
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Webinar: Acceleration of Fleet Electrification in Delhi
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How to Make Finance Cheaper, More Accessible for EVs in India
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Mobilising Finance for EVs in India
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Delhi EV policy’s twin boost: Faster EV adoption and improved air quality
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Impact of Subsidies on Electric Cars in Delhi
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Green Goods: Electrifying the road to final-mile delivery in Delhi
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Deliver Electric Delhi
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Building a Shared, Clean and Citizen-Centric Mobility System in Bangalore
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Role of Incentives in Reducing TCO of Electric Vehicles in Delhi