Full Title: The continued transition to electric vehicles in U.S. cities
Author(s): Peter Slowik and Nic Lutsey
Publisher(s): International Council on Clean Transportation
Publication Date: July 1, 2018
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Description (excerpt):
This paper analyzes electric vehicle market development in the U.S. and the actions that are driving it. The report catalogues forty unique city, state, and utility electric vehicle promotion actions and their implementation across the 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas in 2017. The work identifies exemplary practices and discerns connections between various state and local policies, public and workplace charging infrastructure, consumer incentives, model availability, and the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric.
The figure illustrates the share of new vehicle registrations that are plug-in electric (both fully electric and plug-in hybrid) across U.S. metropolitan areas in 2017, with the 50 most populous areas labeled. As shown, the San Jose area had the highest share at 13%, followed by other California areas at 5 to 8%. Top markets in Colorado, Oregon, New Hampshire, New York, and Washington had shares of 3 to 5%. Overall, the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric in these 50 areas is 1.6%, exceeding that of the rest of the United States by a factor of about 2.5.