Federal Think Tank Niti Aayog examines emissions of life cycle of electric, hybrid and conventional vehicles to determine which technology is the cleanest, two people said. This step comes at a time when the automakers have crossed the swords to provide hybrids of the same incentive as the clean ev.
The study, which began at the beginning of this month, is likely to be completed in the next few months, said the above -mentioned people on the condition of anonymity. Various incentives for EV and hybrids across states have triggered intensive lobbying in state capitals, although the center remains neutral to technologies in search of pure mobility.
“The need for such a study was created in contrasting claims that appeared after some studies claimed that EVs are more harmful when the entire supply chain and recycling are taken into account,” one of the two people said on an anonymity said.
Green tussle
While Maruti Suzuki India and Toyota Kirloskar, which produce hybrid models, claim that they deserve pure mobility incentives, Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra say they should be reserved for zero emissions EV.
EV do not have tail emissions; However, In 2023, and Study by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Showed That Their Manufacturing, Usage and Scrapping Imit More Greenhouse Gases Than The Same Processes for Hybrid or Fossil Fuel-Based Vehicles.the Study Also Said Ev Charging Required Coal-Fuelled Power, Adding to Evs’ Oveall Carbon Footprint.Hybrid Vehicles Run On A Mix of Fossil Fuels and Battery, and Strong Hybrids do not Have and Charging Port as EV and plug-in hybrids.
The Aayog Niti study takes into account a full life cycle analysis (LCA) for all types of vehicles. “This means that all vehicles-three wheels, four wheels, public and freight transport, everything-will also look at all fuel driveways,” said the first above.
Movements
The Ministry of the Environment Union helps the study by organizing meetings with different parties involved, the other person added.
E -mail questions about Aayog Niti and the Ministry of the Environment unanswered.
Mint 22 July reported that while the center maintained its attitude to support all forms of pure mobility, some states gave their weight only for ev.
In a recent change in his policy EV, Chhattisgarh removed incentives for hybrid vehicles. On July 22, the Dilli government also postponed the enforcement of its controversial EV policy until March 2026, according to a report by PTI, quoting Transport Minister Panka Singh. Delhi EV’s previous proposal has designed the same incentives for hybrids and electric vehicles.
“Analysis of the use of vehicles and the location of vehicles is decisive in LCA,” said Gurudas Zulkar, Professor and Director, Sustainable Development Center, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. “The results of the LCA vehicle in Delhi will be very different from the results, say, Pune. This is due to the location of both cities – W Ddelhi is located in a flat area, while Pune is at the foot of Western Ghats. These diverse geography will affect fuel efficiency.”
Life cycle issue
Experts also stated that LCA includes emissions of oil extraction and transport in the case of fossil fuel vehicles, as well as emissions in critical minerals for hybrid and electric vehicles.
The LCA vehicles where its components are imported will differ from the vehicle where they are part of the locally, said zero, an expert in industrial sustainability and environmental management. “Similarly, different cases of use for vehicles will bring different results. There may be some cases where hybrids come on top and some with electric vehicles at the top. The data used for most LCA is secondary data, but it is very important that it examines this data with physical visits, for example.”
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