Increasing electric vehicle policy efficiency and effectiveness by reducing mainstream market bias

Energy Policy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 562-566

  Green, Erin H ^a   Skerlos, Steven J ^b   Winebrake, James J ^c  

^a Green Energy Consulting   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Plug in electric vehicles; Policy effectiveness; Technology diffusion; Transportation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY SYSTEMS; FEDERAL POLICIES; MARKET PENETRATION; PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES; SOCIETAL BENEFITS; STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR;

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; TRANSPORTATION;

COMMERCE;

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84890309558     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.024     Document Type: Article

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