[sustran] 775 pc jump likely in Indian private car ownership in next 24 years: International Energy Agency Report

[Vinay Baindur]

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*775 pc jump in passenger car ownership in 24 years: Report*

PTI | Jun 29, 2016, 11.55AM IST


New Delhi, Jun 28. Passenger car ownership will witness a jump of a
whopping 775 per cent in India over the next 24 years with the number of
vehicles going up from 20 per 1,000 inhabitants at present to 175, a study
says.

Passenger vehicle ownership has nearly tripled in the past decade, bringing
with it a strong increase in tailpipe and non-exhaust emissions and causing
damage to human health, the report by International Energy Agency (IEA)
said.

Coordinated urban planning and investment in public transport as proposed
in the government's smart city mission offer a "promising" avenue to curb
transport-related air pollution, it said.


"In the new policies scenario, passenger car ownership grows from less than
20 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants today to 175 cars per 1,000 people in
2040, and overall road passenger vehicle activity increases more than
six-times," the World Energy Outlook (WEO) report said.

Despite fuel economy improvements in the light and heavy duty vehicle
fleets, transport oil demand is expected to rise from its present 1.5
million barrels per day (mb/d) to more than 5 mb/d in 2040.

On the government's move to adopt Bharat VI emission standard nationwide by
April 2020 after skipping Bharat V, the report said implementing these
standards will limit gasoline and diesel fuels to 10 parts per million
(ppm) of sulfur, "bringing India into line with the global leaders in fuel
sulfur standards".

It said around three-quarters of total passenger vehicle-kilometres in
India today are driven in urban areas.

"Coordinated urban planning and investment in public transport, as
envisaged in the Smart Cities Mission, offer a promising avenue to curb
transport-related air pollution.

"The projected adoption of Bharat VI does constrain the growth in air
pollutant emissions from transport. The decline is underpinned by
increasing stringency of standards for HDVs with a key role for buses," the
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