Publications

Fuel Consumption Elasticities, Rebound Effect and Feebate Effectiveness in the Indian and Chinese New Car Markets

Science Direct

Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal

How Long Will the Semiconductor Crisis Affect the Traditional Automotive Sector? Implications for car fuel demand

Rubal Dua, Hamid M. Al Sadoon, Majed A. Al Suwailem

The 2020 semiconductor crisis has hit the automotive sector, as well as many other sectors. As a consequence of the COVID-19-induced shock, a worldwide semiconductor supply-demand imbalance arose between 2020 and 2022. Demand grew by around 17% annually while manufacturing…

Dua, Rubal

Al Sadoon, Hamid M.

Al Suwailem, Majed A.

How Cost-effective are Electric Vehicle Subsidies in Reducing Tailpipe-CO2 Emissions? An Analysis of Major Electric Vehicle Markets

International Association of Energy Economics

Tamara Sheldon, Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi

How to Mitigate Transportation Emissions in Saudi Arabia? The Role of Energy Price Governance

Sa’d Shannak, Jeyhun Mikayilov, Rubal Dua

In light of Saudi Arabia’s recent energy-pricing reform strategy, this paper investigates the main drivers of fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the transport sector. We employed a battery of econometric techniques to analyze the long-run relationships between income, fuel…

Sa’d Shannak

Mikayilov, Jeyhun

Dua, Rubal

Current and Future Trends in Saudi Arabia’s Container Throughput

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Nora Nezamuddin, Rubal Dua, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

The maritime sector is a key pillar for the diversification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy, and it has been prioritised by the Saudi government due to its strategic importance. Saudi Vision 2030 has set a target for making…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Nezamuddin, Nora

Dua, Rubal

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Post-Covid Recovery of Air Traffic in Saudi Arabia

Abu Toasin Oakil, Andres Felipe Guzman, Rubal Dua, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

The dramatic drop in air traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the related travel restrictions has significantly impacted the aviation industry in Saudi Arabia and around the world. The sector has suffered considerable losses due to the reduction in…

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Andres Felipe Guzman

Dua, Rubal

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Barriers to and Opportunities for Light-Duty Vehicle Electrification in India: Insights From a Survey of Experts

Rubal Dua, Scott Hardman, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja

According to the World Health Organization, India has the world’s worst air quality. Among other factors, vehicular pollution from the increasing stock of passenger vehicles has contributed to India’s deteriorating air quality. This increasing stock is also a factor in India…

Dua, Rubal

Scott Hardman

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Suneja, Dimpy

Are Consumers Myopic About Future Fuel Costs? Insights from the Indian two-wheeler market

Prateek Bansal, Rubal Dua, Rico Krueger, Daniel Graham

India has the world’s third highest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, after China and the United States. The transportation sector is the third largest contributor to carbon dioxide emissions in India, accounting for roughly 11% of all carbon dioxide emissions in 2016. Road transport accounts for around…

Bansal, Prateek

Dua, Rubal

Rico Krueger

Daniel Graham

Once Consumers Adopt an Electric Vehicle, Do They Go Back?

Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal

The lack of repeat adoption of low carbon technologies has implications for climate change mitigation. In this insight, we explore how many electric vehicle owners dispose of their electric vehicles and do not buy another when purchasing their next car.…

Dua, Rubal

Bansal, Prateek

Enablers and Disablers to Plug-in Electric Vehicle Adoption in India: Insights from a Survey of Experts

Science Direct

Rubal Dua, Scott Hardman, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja

How Cost-Effective Are Electric Vehicle Subsidies in Reducing Tailpipe-CO2 Emissions?

Tamara Sheldon, Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi

The transportation sector accounts for 24% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (IEA 2020). Road transport is the most utilized mode because of its convenience (Van Essen 2008). However, it is also the most emissions intensive mode, accounting for 75%…

Sheldon, Tamara

Dua, Rubal

Omar Al Harbi

India’s Political Ambition of Implementing Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Targets

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Rubal Dua

The Indian transportation sector is going through a massive transition, especially the light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector. Policymakers consider the electrification of road transport to be one of the ways of solving India’s triple problem of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Dua, Rubal

Responsiveness of Saudi New Vehicle Fleet Fuel Economy to Fuel and Vehicle Price Policy Levers

Tamara Sheldon, Rubal Dua

The Saudi government has implemented several policies to slow the growth of, or even reduce, its on-road motor gasoline consumption. These include demand-side policies such as raising fuel prices and supply-side policies such as the fuel economy standards (SASO and…

Sheldon, Tamara

Dua, Rubal

What Policy Levers Could Address Indiaʼs Automobile-Related Externalities?

Rubal Dua, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja

  The Indian government has shown a growing recognition of the need for policy instruments aimed at addressing increasing air pollution, oil imports, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with India’s light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector. Based on the findings of…

Dua, Rubal

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Suneja, Dimpy

Are Electric Vehicle Subsidies Becoming More Impactful Over Time?

Tamara Sheldon, Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi

Various subsidies for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have been implemented worldwide at the federal, state and regional levels. These subsidies aim to promote PEV adoption to help reduce both local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions (Hardman 2019). In the…

Sheldon, Tamara

Dua, Rubal

Omar Al Harbi

Fuel Economy Valuation and Preferences of Indian Two-Wheeler Buyers

Science Direct

India has experienced exponential growth in sales of two-wheelers due to their high fuel economy and easy manoeuvrability in congested traffic conditions. Understanding Indian consumers’ valuation of fuel economy while purchasing a two-wheeler is crucial to evaluate whether Indian two-wheeler…

Rubal Dua

Understanding Latent Consumer Demand For Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Rubal Dua

Consumer adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) – including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and pure battery electric – is a crucial step in improving energy use and reducing emissions in the transportation sector. To promote adoption, policymakers have employed various demand- and…

Dua, Rubal

How Responsive is Saudi New Vehicle Fleet Fuel Economy to Fuel-and Vehicle-price Policy Levers?

Science Direct

This paper investigates the drivers of recent improvements in Saudi Arabia’s fleet fuel economy for new vehicles including passenger cars and light-duty trucks. Vehicle choice models are estimated using both aggregate new vehicle sales data and disaggregate new vehicle buyer…

Rubal Dua, Tamara Sheldon

A Cost-Effective Pathway to a Low-Emissions Transportation Future

T20

This policy brief seeks to lay out a cost-effective transition pathway to a low-emissions transportation future. It highlights the effectiveness of technology-neutral frameworks that are focused on fuel economy improvements in the light- and heavy-duty vehicle sectors. It also provides…

Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Tamara Sheldon, Puneet Kamboj, Geetika Dang, Anushree Majumdar, Gabriel Collins

Understanding the Evolution of the Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Electric Vehicle Subsidies

Tamara Sheldon, Omar Al Harbi, Rubal Dua

Our previous research found that promoting plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) adoption through financial subsidies is expensive. In this commentary, we explore how the cost-effectiveness of the PEV subsidy program has evolved over time. To understand this evolution, we developed vehicle…

Sheldon, Tamara

Omar Al Harbi

Dua, Rubal