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: Received: 14 August 2024 / Approved: 14 August 2024 / Online: 15 August 2024 (08:57:45 CEST)
How to cite:
Patil, G.; Pode, G.; Diouf, B.; Pode, R. Sustainable Decarbonization of Road Transport: Policies, Current Status, and Challenges of Electric Vehicles. Preprints2024, 2024081098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1098.v1
Patil, G.; Pode, G.; Diouf, B.; Pode, R. Sustainable Decarbonization of Road Transport: Policies, Current Status, and Challenges of Electric Vehicles. Preprints 2024, 2024081098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1098.v1
Patil, G.; Pode, G.; Diouf, B.; Pode, R. Sustainable Decarbonization of Road Transport: Policies, Current Status, and Challenges of Electric Vehicles. Preprints2024, 2024081098. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1098.v1
APA Style
Patil, G., Pode, G., Diouf, B., & Pode, R. (2024). Sustainable Decarbonization of Road Transport: Policies, Current Status, and Challenges of Electric Vehicles. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1098.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Patil, G., Boucar Diouf and Ramchandra Pode. 2024 "Sustainable Decarbonization of Road Transport: Policies, Current Status, and Challenges of Electric Vehicles" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1098.v1
Abstract
Land transportation is contributing to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions significantly. Switching from gasoline-powered vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is the most practical way to decarbonize land transportation. Some regions of the world have seen significant advancements in the adoption of electric vehicles, largely due to government policies through subsidies and other rules and laws that globally made the cost of acquisition and ownership more advantageous for EV owners compared to their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. The success of EV adoption in Norway, China, the United States of America (USA), the European Union (EU), and India has been linked to the favorable government policies. At present, China is the largest EV market in the world, enjoying a better advantage than any other market. It also has the highest manufacturing capacity and the largest number of EVs in operation. Norway has the highest EV penetration rate, with over 90% of newly registered cars, and one of the lowest costs of ownership globally. In this review, we present the current state of EV technology and performance, together with consumer perspectives and barriers, EV regulations in the regions with the highest penetration rates, and the decarbonization of land transportation. China is competing with the USA for leadership in manufacturing and technology, especially in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and batteries.
In order to achieve the goal of decarbonizing road transportation, we proposed that a number of factors, including government energy policies and regulatory standard development, necessary infrastructure investments and developments, AI incorporation in EVs, innovation in EV and battery technologies, and consumer perspectives, play a crucial role.
Keywords
Decarbonizing road transportation; Government policies and subsidies; Infrastructure and technology developments; EV adoption strategies; Cleaner transportation
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
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