Measuring the cost-effectiveness of electric vehicle subsidies

Despite the prevalence of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) subsidies, research on improving their cost-effectiveness and impact remains limited. To assess the scope for improving their cost-effectiveness, we develop a vehicle choice model-based counterfactual simulation using a large-scale nationally...

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Main Authors: Dua, R. (Author), Sheldon, T.L (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
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520 3 |a Despite the prevalence of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) subsidies, research on improving their cost-effectiveness and impact remains limited. To assess the scope for improving their cost-effectiveness, we develop a vehicle choice model-based counterfactual simulation using a large-scale nationally representative sample of U.S. new car buyers. Results suggest that existing federal incentives are expensive,   |3 6k per additional PEV, as every buyer gets the subsidy. The cost-effectiveness can be improved by twofold by targeting incentives by income, vehicle disposal, geography, and/or vehicle miles traveled. Preserving the federal policy's assignment of larger subsidies for PEVs with larger battery capacities results in greater battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption, while policies not discriminating by battery capacity result in greater plug-in hybrid electric vehicle adoption. The reduction in gasoline consumption is the same in both the cases, with a slightly lower marginal cost for the latter. © 2019 Elsevier B.V. 
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650 0 4 |a Air pollution 
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650 0 4 |a Battery capacity 
650 0 4 |a Battery electric vehicles 
650 0 4 |a Clean vehicles 
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650 0 4 |a Cost effectiveness 
650 0 4 |a cost-benefit analysis 
650 0 4 |a electric vehicle 
650 0 4 |a Federal incentives 
650 0 4 |a Federal policies 
650 0 4 |a numerical model 
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650 0 4 |a Plug-in electric vehicles 
650 0 4 |a Plug-in hybrid vehicles 
650 0 4 |a Representative sample 
650 0 4 |a Secondary batteries 
650 0 4 |a subsidy system 
650 0 4 |a Transportation policies 
650 0 4 |a transportation policy 
650 0 4 |a Transportation policy 
650 0 4 |a United States 
650 0 4 |a Vehicle-miles traveled 
700 1 |a Dua, R.  |e author 
700 1 |a Sheldon, T.L.  |e author 
773 |t Energy Economics