Full Title: Strategic Planning to Implement Publicly Available EV Charging Stations: A Guide for Businesses and Policymakers
Author(s): Nick Nigro, Dan Welch, and Janet Peace
Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Publication Date: November 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):
The electric vehicle (EV) market has grown rapidly since the introduction of mass-market EVs in late 2010. More than 300,000 commercial EVs have been sold in the United States between December 2010 and May 2015. However, several barriers persist that prevent the widespread adoption of EV technology. A lack of publicly available charging infrastructure, notably, creates consumer “range anxiety” and may prohibit travel between and within cities and popular destinations. According to the Department of Energy, expanding publicly available charging infrastructure is critical to developing consumer confidence in EV technology and to growing the EV market.
This guide answers questions that private investors and state and local agencies, such as state energy offices, may have in deciding whether and to what extent they should invest in publicly available charging infrastructure. The guide demonstrates that with continued public support in the near term, new business models could gradually make publicly available charging projects profitable for private businesses without additional government interventions.