Perspectives on Norway's supercharged electric vehicle policy

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 25, Issue , 2017, Pages 14-34

  Figenbaum, Erik ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electric vehicles; Incentives; Multi level perspective; Policy; Windows of opportunity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; EQUIPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCENTIVE; MARKET; MARKETING; POLICY APPROACH;

NORWAY;

EID: 85006761085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2016.11.002     Document Type: Article

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