Research Projects

India is undergoing a significant shift in its mobility paradigm, with a focus on sustainable mobility. One of the key components of this shift is the promotion of electric vehicles (EVs). The e-AMRIT program of the Central Government focuses on promoting EVs through various policy measures, including incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles and providing public EV charging infrastructure. The three main stakeholders in EV promotion in India are the government, EV manufacturers, and the people who will purchase and use them. However, policy makers often fail to understand the preferences of the people who will purchase and use EVs. This study aims to achieve three objectives: 1) Model, analyze, and predict the market share of EVs considering different government policies; 2) Understand the mediating and moderating effect of people's perception and awareness regarding EVs on their adoption; and 3) Develop an experimental design to assess the demand for routes provided with fast, slow, and battery swap-based charging techniques. The study employs Stated preference (SP) choice modelling to model the market share of EVs considering different government policies and investigate the causal relationships between people's willingness to adopt EVs, their concerns about batteries, and attitudinal factors. The study addresses a major literature gap in India regarding innovative policies like V2G introduction, personal carbon trading, Tradable Driving Credit, Driving Restriction recission, Road Toll Exemption, Free parking, Free charging, Dedicated Parking Spaces, and access to High Occupancy Vehicle lanes.