The widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) with robust power plant emission controls and power sector decarbonisation policies will yield net air quality and health benefits in every Indian state in 2040, according to a study carried out by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
The study estimates vehicle and power sector emission, air quality, premature mortality, and avoided health damages in India under an ambitious EV sales scenario between 2020 and 2040, with and without robust power sector emission control and decarbonisation strategies.
The findings for 2030 and 2040 suggest that stricter emission control strategies tend to be more effective at avoiding premature deaths than ambitious decarbonisation strategies apart from various benefits.
