Main drivers for local tax incentives to promote electric vehicles: The Spanish case

Transport Policy

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Sánchez Braza, Antonio ^a   Cansino, José M ^a   Lerma, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electric vehicle; Local government in Spain; Local policies; Probit model; Road tax

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCENTIVE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; TAX SYSTEM; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROAD PRICING; TAX INCENTIVE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

SPAIN;

EID: 84904304752     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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