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Meghna Nair
Programme Associate
An Economist by training with a Master's in Public Policy, Meghna works as a Research Analyst with the Centre for Energy Finance (CEF). Straight out of University, she has previously interned at CEF and other organisations such as Mahindra & Mahindra and CNBC TV-18.In the Electric Vehicle space in India, she helps track market developments as well as develop business and financial models for stakeholders. She also works on closely monitoring the EV-Policies, both national and state. As a part of her final Master's thesis, she worked on evaluating all key policies and incentives in the sector as well as mapping the investments required across the EV value chain.In addition to the Sustainable Mobility and Renewable space, Meghna is keenly interested in macroeconomic policy as well as labour policy.Meghna holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Miranda House and an M.A. in Public Policy from the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy.

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EV Volume
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The National Volume Monitor provides annual EV volume performance. It features a dynamic interface with a dual filter.
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EV Calculator estimates the financial savings and environmental benefits of shifting from a conventional vehicle (ICE) to an EV.
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EV Penetration
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The EV Penetration Heatmap allows users to visually differentiate states based on EV penetration in their total vehicle sales.
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State Policy
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The State Policy Matrix features a two-level comparison of consumer EV policies across four categories for each of the 14 states that have introduced them.