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CALCOM: An integrated techno-economic and life-cycle environmental framework for electric vehicle assessment in Sri Lanka
(Elsevier B.V., 2026-08-01) Abeygunawardena, N; Wijayapala, A; Jathunga, T
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is accelerating worldwide, creating a need for comprehensive frameworks that assess economic feasibility and environmental performance. This study presents a context-adaptive levelized cost of mileage (CALCOM) framework to evaluate the economic and environmental performance of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) under Sri Lankan conditions. The framework integrates discounted life-cycle cost (LCC), net present value (NPV), and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into a unified assessment model. Real-world operational ad cost data were collected from owners representing Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Aqua (HEV), and Toyota Vitz (ICEV). The analysis included purchase cost, energy consumption, maintenance, battery replacement, salvage value, and environmental costs over a 10-year ownership period. The BEV achieved the lowest levelized cost of mileage of 0.080 USD/km which further decreased to 0.050 USD/km under renewable charging. Life-cycle GHG emissions were 59% lower than those of ICEV. Sensitivity analysis identified electricity price, annual distance travelled, and charging efficiency as the primary determinants of BEV competitiveness. Threshold analysis indicated that BEVs remain economically attractive when domestic electricity tariffs are maintained below 0.32 USD/kWh. The findings demonstrate that BEVs offer the greatest economic and environmental benefits and offer evidence-based guidance for policies supporting electric mobility in developing countries.
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Achieving zero hunger: A global policy lens on food security drivers and income group disparities
(Elsevier B.V., 2026-03) Pulle, N; Sampath, P; Perera, S; Wijayaweera, D; Jayathilaka, R
Many countries struggle to meet their daily dietary requirements despite numerous attempts to address the existing demand. Consequently, this study collectively analyses the impact of urbanisation, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions, population growth, gross domestic product per capita and agricultural land on food production relying on Sen's Entitlement Theory, thus providing insights to resolve the long-standing issue of food insecurity, and support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The study utilises a stepwise panel ordered Probit model on 146 countries, for the years 1993 to 2023. It further categorises the food production index into three categories of food security as; low, moderate and high, thereby enabling discussion of the likelihood of a country falling into one of the aforementioned food security categories over the years. Urbanisation, agricultural land, and the dummy variables introduced to represent the income groups have been identified to have a significant and favourable relationship with the food production index. In contrast, the greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy variables have a significantly inverse impact on the food production index. This makes a unique contribution to the existing body of literature, especially by comparing odds over the years, across different food secure categories, countries, and their specific income levels. This study enables policymakers to gain a comprehensive historical perspective on each case. This study further promotes the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting areas where these goals have been negatively impacted. Additionally, the study discusses optimised investment allocations, agricultural research and development, agricultural technology, climate resilient farming, and sustainable urbanisation planning as solutions for extreme cases.
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Achieving zero hunger: A global policy lens on food security drivers and income group disparities
(Elsevier B.V., 2026-01-19) Pulle, N; Sampath, P; Perera, S; Wijayaweera, D; Jayathilaka, R
Many countries struggle to meet their daily dietary requirements despite numerous attempts to address the existing demand. Consequently, this study collectively analyses the impact of urbanisation, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions, population growth, gross domestic product per capita and agricultural land on food production relying on Sen’s Entitlement Theory, thus providing insights to resolve the long-standing issue of food insecurity, and support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The study utilises a stepwise panel ordered Probit model on 146 countries, for the years 1993 to 2023. It further categorises the food production index into three categories of food security as; low, moderate and high, thereby enabling discussion of the likelihood of a country falling into one of the aforementioned food security categories over the years. Urbanisation, agricultural land, and the dummy variables introduced to represent the income groups have been identified to have a significant and favourable relationship with the food production index. In contrast, the greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy variables have a significantly inverse impact on the food production index. This makes a unique contribution to the existing body of literature, especially by comparing odds over the years, across different food secure categories, countries, and their specific income levels. This study enables policymakers to gain a comprehensive historical perspective on each case. This study further promotes the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting areas where these goals have been negatively impacted. Additionally, the study discusses optimised investment allocations, agricultural research and development, agricultural technology, climate resilient farming, and sustainable urbanisation planning as solutions for extreme cases

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