Abstract:

 The white paper studies the US electric vehicle market and the actions driving it. The assessment catalogues actions in place, identifies best policy practices, and studies linkages between electric vehicle promotion actions and sales. The analysis is specifically focused on the 50 most populous metropolitan areas, which represent about 82% of the 2015 US electric vehicle market. The study statistically analyzes the connections among 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 study notes that implications of this assessment of US metropolitan areas are broad. Every region can learn from the experience of others regarding which measures work the best and which can be improved.