[HTML][HTML] California's zero-emission vehicle adoption brings air quality benefits yet equity gaps persist

Q Yu, BY He, J Ma, Y Zhu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption is a key climate mitigation tool, but its environmental
justice implications remain unclear. Here, we quantify ZEV adoption at the census tract level …

[PDF][PDF] Zero-Emission Vehicles: A Dirty Little Secret

H Gruenspecht - RESOURCES-WASHINGTON DC-, 2001 - media.rff.org
California's decision to mandate the sale of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) as a means of
improving air quality in the state looked like a clear victory for the environment. However …

What do we know about zero-emission vehicle mandates?

J Axsen, S Hardman, A Jenn - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Many researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders view zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) as
playing an important role in deep decarbonization of the transport sector. Here, we bring …

California's early transition to electric vehicles: Observed health and air quality co-benefits

E Garcia, J Johnston, R McConnell, L Palinkas… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The transition to electric vehicles is projected to have considerable public health co-benefits,
but most evidence regarding air quality and health impacts comes from projections rather …

[HTML][HTML] Air quality, health and equity implications of electrifying heavy-duty vehicles

SF Camilleri, A Montgomery, MA Visa, JL Schnell… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) disproportionately contribute to the creation of air pollutants
and emission of greenhouse gases—with marginalized populations unequally burdened by …

Preferences for zero-emission vehicle attributes: Comparing early adopters with mainstream consumers in California

W Jia, Z Jiang, Q Wang, B Xu, M Xiao - Transport Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ambitious zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption goals have been proposed to decarbonize
the transportation sector, while the current market share pales in comparison. Although the …

Beyond adoption: examining electric vehicle miles traveled in households with zero-emission vehicles

W Jia, TD Chen - Transportation Research Record, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The environmental benefits of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) are affected by both consumer
adoption and usage patterns. While numerous studies examine consumers' stated or …

[PDF][PDF] When might lower-income drivers benefit from electric vehicles? Quantifying the economic equity implications of electric vehicle adoption

G Bauer, CW Hsu, N Lutsey - Work. Pap, 2021 - lindseyresearch.com
Electric vehicles (EVs) 1 can dramatically reduce local air pollution and carbon emissions.
But relatively little analysis has been done on the broader potential economic benefits as the …

The Impact of ZEV adoption on california transportation revenue

M Wachs, H King, AW Agrawal - 2019 - scholarworks.sjsu.edu
Former California Governor Jerry Brown set an ambitious target for the state to reach five
million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2030. The policy is intended to reduce greenhouse …

No free ride to zero-emissions: Simulating a region's need to implement its own zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate to achieve 2050 GHG targets

M Sykes, J Axsen - Energy Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
The adoption of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) is limited by a variety of barriers. Some are
region-specific (eg availability of charging infrastructure) while others are global in nature …