Total cost of ownership of electric vehicles compared to conventional vehicles: A probabilistic analysis and projection across market segments

Energy Policy

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 196-214

  Wu, Geng ^a   Inderbitzin, Alessandro ^a   Bening, Catharina ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost comparison; Electric vehicles; Technology transfer; Total cost of ownership; Transport sector

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; OPERATING COSTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; VEHICLES;

CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURES; COST COMPARISONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT; INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC SIMULATION; TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; COST; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; OWNERSHIP; PROBABILITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 84924266180     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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