What does an electric vehicle replace?

J Xing, B Leard, S Li - Journal of Environmental Economics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The emissions reductions from the adoption of a new transportation technology depend on
the emissions from the new technology relative to those from the displaced technology. We …

Environmental benefits from driving electric vehicles?

SP Holland, ET Mansur, NZ Muller, AJ Yates - 2015 - nber.org
Electric vehicles offer the promise of reduced environmental externalities relative to their
gasoline counterparts. We combine a theoretical discrete-choice model of new vehicle …

How much are electric vehicles driven?

LW Davis - Applied economics letters, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The prospect for electric vehicles as a climate change solution hinges on their ability to
reduce gasoline consumption. But this depends on how many miles electric vehicles are …

Are there environmental benefits from driving electric vehicles? The importance of local factors

SP Holland, ET Mansur, NZ Muller… - American Economic …, 2016 - aeaweb.org
We combine a theoretical discrete-choice model of vehicle purchases, an econometric
analysis of electricity emissions, and the AP2 air pollution model to estimate the geographic …

Giving green to get green? Incentives and consumer adoption of hybrid vehicle technology

KS Gallagher, E Muehlegger - Journal of Environmental Economics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Federal, state, and local governments use a variety of incentives to induce consumer
adoption of hybrid-electric vehicles. We study the relative efficacy of state sales tax waivers …

Mapping electric vehicle impacts: greenhouse gas emissions, fuel costs, and energy justice in the United States

J Vega-Perkins, JP Newell… - Environmental Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) will impact the climate, the environment, and society
in highly significant ways. This study compares EVs to vehicles with internal combustion …

The economics of electric vehicles

DS Rapson, E Muehlegger - Review of Environmental …, 2023 - journals.uchicago.edu
We examine the private and public economics of electric vehicles (EVs) and discuss when
market forces can be expected to produce the optimal path of EV adoption. Privately …

An environmental-economic evaluation of hybrid electric vehicles: Toyota's Prius vs. its conventional internal combustion engine Corolla

LB Lave, HL MacLean - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2002 - Elsevier
We compare the second generation of the first commercial hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), the
Toyota Prius, to the conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) Toyota Corolla. The more …

Evaluating electric vehicle policy effectiveness and equity

TL Sheldon - Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
In this article, I review the academic literature on the economics of plug-in electric vehicles
(PEVs), with a focus on PEV policy, benefits, and equity. PEVs are one of the most promising …

Who saves money buying electric vehicles? Heterogeneity in total cost of ownership

N Parker, HL Breetz, D Salon, MW Conway… - … Research Part D …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to be a critical technology for mitigating climate change and
improving urban air quality. To deliver environmental benefits, however, EVs must be …