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

Amir F. N. Abdul-Manan; Victor Gordillo Zavaleta; Avinash Kumar Agarwal; Gautam Kalghatgi; Amer A. Amer

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29620-x

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

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

Amir F. N. Abdul-Manan,
Victor Gordillo Zavaleta,
Avinash Kumar Agarwal,
Gautam Kalghatgi,
Amer A. Amer

Affiliations

Amir F. N. Abdul-Manan: Strategic Transport Analysis Team, Beijing Research Center, Aramco Asia
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)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29620-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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India’s plans to electrify transport is complicated by its reliance on coal-power. Here the authors call for diverse policy and technology solutions, including a focus on cleaner grids, electric 2-wheelers, and hybrid 4-wheelers in the near-term.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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