New Delhi, June 6 -- A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in India emit up to 38 per cent less carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per kilometer compared to Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles in the passenger car segment.

However, the study also highlights that three key factors-grid carbon intensity, laboratory test assumptions, and real-world driving conditions-collectively account for nearly 75 per cent of the variability in car emissions.

This research is one of the first meta-analyses of life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for passenger vehicles in India, synthesising six pr...