Providing the Spark: Impact of financial incentives on battery electric vehicle adoption

• Published in: Journal of environmental economics and management Vol. 98; p. 102255
• Main Authors: Clinton, Bentley C., Steinberg, Daniel C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Electric vehicles; Rebates; Tax incentives; Technology adoption; Technology adoption; Q55; H71; O38; Electric vehicles; L98; Rebates; Tax incentives

To overcome adoption barriers and promote battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as an energy efficient consumer transportation option, a number of states offer subsidies to consumers for BEVs. We use a national data set of vehicle registrations and state-level financial incentives to assess the impact of...