The Influence of Government Incentives on Electric Vehicle Adoption: Cross-national Comparison
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
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This paper examines the influence of political incentives which are set by the
government and aim at promoting the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).
More specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid elec-
tric vehicles (PHEVs) are considered. A classification and categorization
of different incentives is provided and specified for five countries, namely
Norway, Netherlands, Germany, United States and China. Additionally, an
empirical study was performed for China and the Netherlands employing
the method of time series (TS) analysis. Results reveal that government
incentives affect EV market penetration but exact effects differ for both
country and type of EV. In China, especially direct rebates increase EV
adoption under certain circumstances. In the Netherlands, PHEVs' market
share increases more compared to BEVs' market share if both vehicle types
receive the comparable incentives.
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