New ICCT report assesses leading EV promotion activities in US cities
Wed 29 July 2015
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The ICCT has published an informative new white paper assessing actions being taken by state and local governments and public utilities to facilitate electric vehicle uptake in the 25 most populous cities in the United States. Across the cities studied the impact of local actions contributed to plug-in electric vehicles accounting for 1.1% of new automobile sales in 2014, about 40% more than the nationwide electric vehicle share. These locations represent 67% of new electric vehicle registrations and 53% of the public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the U.S.
The paper includes city-specific analysis of benefits to consumers and explores links between policies aimed at promoting electric vehicles and the market uptake. The study reveals a number of key policy activities that are galvanising the development of electric vehicle markets. The top metropolitan markets tended to be characterized by a combination of relatively progressive promotional activities, more extensive charging infrastructure per capita, greater consumer incentives, and a broader range of available models. Cities and regions are leading on electric vehicles in diverse ways, varying their emphasis according to local conditions and needs—from investment in charging infrastructure and outreach (Portland) to consumer incentives and carpool lane access (Atlanta) to a broad array of many electric vehicle promotion actions (California cities).
The study advocates the importance of multi stakeholder public and private partnership working, and the collaborative role of policy, technology, and consumer engagement in delivering a sustainable path towards an electrified global passenger vehicle fleet.
Last month LowCVP published a Good Practice Guide outlining over fifty policies and initiatives local authorities in UK cities can undertake to expand the deployment of low emission light duty vehicles.
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