The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade
Electrifying the transportation sector is key to reaching the goal of carbon neutrality. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the diffusion of passenger electric vehicles based on detailed data on model-level electrical vehicle sales across the world from 2013 to 2020. The analysis shows that the highly uneven electrical vehicle penetration across countries is partly driven by cross-country variation in incentives and especially in the availability of charging infrastructure. Investment in charging infrastructure would have been much more cost-effective than consumer purchase subsidies in promoting electrical vehicle adoption. This finding highlights the importance of expanding charging infrastructure in the next phase of deeper electrical vehicle diffusion.
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021-12
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| Subjects: | ELECTRIC VEHICLE, CONSUMER DEMAND, INCENTIVES, CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/225111639490843204/The-Global-Diffusion-of-Electric-Vehicles-Lessons-from-the-First-Decade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36740 |
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