The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade

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 acr...

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Main Authors: Li, Shanjun, Wang, Binglin, Yang, Muxi, Zhang, Fan
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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
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spelling okr-10986-367402021-12-17T05:10:54Z The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade Li, Shanjun Wang, Binglin Yang, Muxi Zhang, Fan ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONSUMER DEMAND INCENTIVES CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 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. 2021-12-16T16:35:58Z 2021-12-16T16:35:58Z 2021-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/225111639490843204/The-Global-Diffusion-of-Electric-Vehicles-Lessons-from-the-First-Decade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36740 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9882 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CONSUMER DEMAND
INCENTIVES
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
spellingShingle ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CONSUMER DEMAND
INCENTIVES
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Li, Shanjun
Wang, Binglin
Yang, Muxi
Zhang, Fan
The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9882
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Li, Shanjun
Wang, Binglin
Yang, Muxi
Zhang, Fan
author_facet Li, Shanjun
Wang, Binglin
Yang, Muxi
Zhang, Fan
author_sort Li, Shanjun
title The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade
title_short The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade
title_full The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade
title_fullStr The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade
title_full_unstemmed The Global Diffusion of Electric Vehicles : Lessons from the First Decade
title_sort global diffusion of electric vehicles : lessons from the first decade
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/225111639490843204/The-Global-Diffusion-of-Electric-Vehicles-Lessons-from-the-First-Decade
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