India transportation - some quick facts (2021)
Total number of cars/taxis registered | 45.2 M in 2019 |
Total number of two-wheelers registered | 221.3 M in 2019 |
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Newly registered cars/taxis cars | 3.7 M in 2019 |
Newly registered two-wheelers | 18.7 M in 2019 |
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Passenger car / 1000 person | 5 in 2001 -> 25 in 2019 Ref. China: 214, US: 816 |
Share of diesel | 18% |
Share of gasoline GDI | 9% |
Share of gasoline MPI | 66% |
Share of CNG | 6% |
Share of hybrids and EVs | 0.24% |
PM2.5 air quality standard – India | Annual: 40 ug/m3 |
PM2.5 air quality standard – WHO | Annual: 5 ug/m3 |
No. of million plus cities exceeding NAAQS | 10 |
Average annual PM2.5 in 27 million plus cities | 51 ug/m3 (~25% > NAAQS) |
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PM2.5 in New Delhi | Annual ~ 140 in 2019 (3.5X NAAQS) |
Number of days with poor-severe air quality in Delhi | 183 (50% of the year) |
Contribution from vehicles to PM2.5 pollution | 25% in winter, 8.5% in summer |
Carbon intensity of electricity production | 707 g/kWh in 2020 Ref. China 580, US 352, EU 215 |
Share of coal generation | 53% |
Share of renewable electricity | 38% |
References
[1] Road Transport Yearbook 2018-2019 https://morth.nic.in/print/road-transport-year-books
[1] https://theicct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/India-PV-FC-workingpaper-FINAL.pdf
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