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Vehicle ownership in India is a relatively new phenomenon. As a result, and due to its large population, India has very low per capita transportation emissions. But the nation’s vehicle fleet is growing rapidly—vehicle sales increased from 2 million in 2007 to 2.26 million in 2009—and will continue to expand significantly over the next decade.

India has the largest light duty fleet in the world without efficiency standards. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is considering mandating a 15 percent reduction in fuel consumption by 2020 for LDVs, which would result in an average fuel consumption of 20 km/L for the new vehicle fleet. This standard would open the door to energy efficiency standards for two- and three-wheelers and heavy-duty vehicles—segments of the transportation sector that consume more fuel consumption in India than passenger vehicles.

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Costs and benefits of cleaner fuels and vehicles in India
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Transitioning the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet (National Research Council report)
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India’s diesel fuel price hike: Better for fuel under-recoveries, inadequate to stem passenger car dieselization
The Indian government's decision to phase out diesel subsidies is good as far as it goes, but it doesn't go as far as it could.
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More on the costs and benefits of clean fuels and vehicles in India
Notes from the final webinar in the series recently concluded on India.
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More on transitioning to ultra-low sulfur diesel in India
Answers to some questions posed during a recent webinar.
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Anup Bandivadekar
Anup Bandivadekar
Program Director / India Lead