Moving towards sustainable mobility with electric vehicles in India

What is the need for sustainable mobility?

Let us first understand why we need sustainable mobility. The most significant environmental challenge that we face today is mobility. According to the International Energy Agency report, transportation accounts for 24% of direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. While road vehicles are responsible for three-quarters of CO2 emissions, aviation and maritime transport figures are even higher.

Our way of travelling directly impacts economic sustainability and, of course, on air quality. The idea behind sustainable mobility is to move around without harming the environment. 

But how exactly? Well, electric cars are one effective solution to this problem.

E-vehicles: What is their place in sustainable mobility?

Hydrogen-powered electric vehicles are eco-friendly as they use little or no fossil fuels, such as petrol and diesel. They have a low maintenance cost and require just five minutes of charging to travel 500 kilometres while producing no noise, greenhouse gases, or particles. Hence, it is safe to say that e-vehicles can contribute to sustainable mobility.

Now arises the question:

What role does Air Liquide play in this?

Air Liquide contributes to the widespread adoption of hydrogen in the transportation sector by installing charging stations worldwide. The company's goal is to adopt hydrogen for e-vehicles while reducing CO2 emissions by 20% at the same time, thereby maintaining a healthy environment.

Air Liquide's commitment

Air Liquide aims to slowly decarbonise its production of hydrogen dedicated to energy applications through carbon-free processes by combining:

• Biogas reforming
• Use of renewable resources through electrolysis 
• Use of technologies for the capture and upgrading of carbon emitted during the process of producing hydrogen from natural gas

To conclude?

Sustainable mobility is a significant step towards a better tomorrow. But what do we need first? Well, a change in mindset. It is important for people to be aware of the environmental damages caused by conventional vehicles.

The manufacturer builds the car, but a chemical company makes the batteries to run it and an energy supplier provides the power to charge it. And they all have to be talking to each other to ensure continuous innovation.

Air Liquide is investing in cutting-edge research to evaluate the future of hydrogen-powered e-vehicles and their long-term positive impact on the environment.