Publication Detail

The Need for Sustainable and Persistent Incentives for Electric Vehicles

UCD-ITS-RP-20-54

Journal Article

Electric Vehicle Research Center

Suggested Citation:
Hardman, Scott and Daniel Sperling (2020) The Need for Sustainable and Persistent Incentives for Electric Vehicles. Oxford Energy Forum (122), 3 - 10

By the end of 2019, over 7.5 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) had been sold globally. The growth of sales is partially a result of government interventions, which typically take the form of supply-side regulations or demand-side incentives.

Key words: electric vehicle, policy, incentive, adoption