This thesis explores the role of governmental subsidies in promoting electric vehicle
adoption, and their potential for decarbonizing the Canadian transportation sector. The first …

This paper studies the environmental performance of electric vehicle subsidy programs in
Canada. I leverage changes in the provincial-level subsidies to study their short-run impact …

Electric vehicle adoption is considered to be a promising pathway for addressing climate
change. However, the market for charging stations suffers from a market failure: a lack of EV …

The market for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) exhibits indirect network effects due to the
interdependence between EV adoption and charging station investment. Through a stylized …

Electric vehicles represent an innovation with the potential to lower greenhouse gas
emissions and help mitigate the causes of climate change. However, externalities including …

Transportation accounts for 28% of total energy use and 26% of carbon emissions in the US,
and battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are promising options to decarbonize …

Subsidies have become increasingly popular for policy makers to promote the adoption of
ecofriendly new technologies. Normally, the costs of these subsidies are nontrivial …

Governments around the world are planning to accelerate their efforts to decarbonize and
electrify their transportation sector. In this article, I describe the key role charging stations …

This dissertation examines the potential for electric vehicles to act as a viable technology
pathway to deep decarbonization of the transportation sector. Taking an integrative and …

Electric vehicles (EVs) are considered a promising solution for reducing emissions in urban
transportation and addressing energy crises. Several countries, including China, have …