India's road transport sector has a substantial impact on air pollution levels. As India aims to achieve net-zero emissions, it becomes crucial for the country to shift towards clean fuel technologies. To effectively support this transition, a comprehensive set of technologies, strategies, and policies are required. CSTEP, through its meticulous technical and policy research, actively develops evidence-based strategies to facilitate clean air for all.
The commercial catch in rooftop solar-powered EV charging
If electric vehicles (EVs) still rely on a coal-heavy grid for charging, are they really cleaner than internal combustion engine vehicles? What’s more, with EV demand surging in Indian cities like Bengaluru, this could increase CO2 emissions from the sector. As a cleaner and scalable charging solution, rooftop photovoltaic (RTPV)-based EV charging stations (EVCS) are a viable option. So, what is holding back the wider uptake of RTPV-EVCS?
Developing real-world drive cycles for heavy-duty freight vehicles using on-board diagnostics data
Driving cycles or drive cycles are plots of speed versus time used in vehicle testing to estimate fuel consumption and emissions. They are representative of a typical driving pattern of a vehicle type on a route (terrain). For developing drive cycles, the speed data of a vehicle are collected by the car chase method or using on-board devices (such as global positioning system devices); on-board devices provide more accurate speed data at second-by-second intervals than the car chase method. We used on-board diagnostic (OBD) devices to capture accurate speed–time profiles.