Electric vehicles (EVs) coupled with low-carbon electricity sources offer the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to tailpipe emissions from personal transportation. In considering these benefits, it is important to address concerns of problem-shifting. In addition, while many studies have focused on the use phase in comparing transportation options, vehicle production is also significant when comparing conventional and EVs.
Innovations to make the air we breathe cleaner:
Our cities are fast becoming hard to live in, courtesy the polluted atmosphere. Breathability is at an all-time low. In this episode of Future Perfect 2.0, we talk about solutions that are making our indoor, and outdoor air quality a bit better.
When do we in India get real about moving away from petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to electric-powered ones? The government had announced that 2030 was the target. But since then, Minister Nitin Gadkari seems to have softened his position somewhat, stating that it was not the intention of the government to bankrupt any car company. So where does that leave us?
