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      Choosing to Diet: The Impact and Cost-effectiveness of China’s Vehicle Ownership Restrictions
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Choosing to Diet: The Impact and Cost-effectiveness of China’s Vehicle Ownership Restrictions

      Anthony Liu, Rubal Dua, Wei-min Hu, Arthur Lin Ku

      Can voluntary carbon emission reduction pledges, such as the nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement, result in significant emission reductions? According to prominent experts such as Nordhaus (2015), Barrett (2005), and Weitzman (2019), free-riding is unavoidable in cooperative situations…

      Anthony Liu Anthony Liu
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Wei-min Hu Wei-min Hu
      Arthur Lin Ku Arthur Lin Ku
      14th May 2023
      How Responsive Are New Car Buyers in India and China to Factors Driving Fuel Consumption?
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      How Responsive Are New Car Buyers in India and China to Factors Driving Fuel Consumption?

      Prateek Bansal, Rubal Dua

      China and India, the world’s two most populous developing economies, are also among the largest automotive markets and carbon emitters. To reduce carbon emissions from the passenger car sector, both countries have considered various policy levers that affect fuel price,…

      Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      9th April 2023
      Can Circularity-Based Approaches Prevent a Cobalt Supply Shortfall?
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      Can Circularity-Based Approaches Prevent a Cobalt Supply Shortfall?

      Rubal Dua

      Electric vehicle batteries rely heavily on a small number of critical minerals, including cobalt. Cobalt metal prices have doubled over the past year as a result of a mismatch between supply and demand, particularly for electric car batteries (Hume 2022).

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      4th April 2023
      Is the Recent Price Spike in Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Temporary or the Start of a New Trend?
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Is the Recent Price Spike in Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Temporary or the Start of a New Trend?

      Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal, Juliet Akamboe

      Most nations are evaluating vehicle electrification as a way to decarbonize their passenger car sectors. To make electric vehicles competitive with conventional vehicles for cost-conscious consumers, the upfront purchase price of electric vehicles needs to fall. The battery pack is…

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
      Juliet Akamboe Juliet Akamboe
      5th March 2023
      Bans on the Sale of Gasoline- And Diesel-Powered Vehicles: Why Are Policymakers Favoring Commandand- Control to the Point of Banning, and Does It Send Unintended Policy Signals?
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      Bans on the Sale of Gasoline- And Diesel-Powered Vehicles: Why Are Policymakers Favoring Commandand- Control to the Point of Banning, and Does It Send Unintended Policy Signals?

      Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal

      In recent years, the adoption of command-and-control policies, from mandating sales of zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles all the way to prohibiting future sales of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles via tailpipe carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions standards or otherwise, has gained momentum globally in…

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
      15th February 2023
      How Long Will the Semiconductor Crisis Affect the Traditional Automotive Sector? Implications for car fuel demand
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      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…

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Hamid M. Al Sadoon Al Sadoon, Hamid M.
      Majed A. Al Suwailem Al Suwailem, Majed A.
      13th October 2022
      How to Mitigate Transportation Emissions in Saudi Arabia? The Role of Energy Price Governance
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      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 Sa’d Shannak
      Jeyhun Mikayilov Mikayilov, Jeyhun
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      29th May 2022
      Current and Future Trends in Saudi Arabia’s Container Throughput
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      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…

      Ahm Mehbub Anwar Anwar, Ahm Mehbub
      Nora Nezamuddin Nezamuddin, Nora
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Abdulrahman Alwosheel Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
      25th May 2022
      Post-Covid Recovery of Air Traffic in Saudi Arabia
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      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…

      Abu Toasin Oakil Oakil, Abu Toasin
      Andres Felipe Guzman Andres Felipe Guzman
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Abdulrahman Alwosheel Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
      25th May 2022
      Barriers to and Opportunities for Light-Duty Vehicle Electrification in India: Insights From a Survey of Experts
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      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…

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Scott Hardman Scott Hardman
      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Dimpy Suneja Suneja, Dimpy
      5th October 2021
      Are Consumers Myopic About Future Fuel Costs? Insights from the Indian two-wheeler market
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      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…

      Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Rico Krueger Rico Krueger
      Daniel Graham Daniel Graham
      24th August 2021
      Once Consumers Adopt an Electric Vehicle, Do They Go Back?
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      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.…

      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
      29th June 2021
      How Cost-Effective Are Electric Vehicle Subsidies in Reducing Tailpipe-CO2 Emissions?
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      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%…

      Tamara Sheldon Sheldon, Tamara
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      Omar Al Harbi Omar Al Harbi
      8th June 2021
      India’s Political Ambition of Implementing Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Targets
      Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

      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,…

      Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
      Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
      26th April 2021