Battery technology advances, automaker announcements, market developments, and policy statements all suggest that the prospects for electric vehicles are on the rise. Yet there is uncertainty about how quickly a transition could happen, and which policies are most critical to smartly navigate the transition.

This paper reviews global practices on electric vehicle consumer awareness and outreach activities in order to explore actions that governments can take to foster growth of the market and understand how to better implement such campaigns.

As zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) continue to grow in popularity, governments around the world are working to promote uptake and increase the benefits they hold for drivers and the environment.

This assessment analyzes the implications of a growing natural gas vehicle fleet on the emission benefits of the U.S. heavy-duty vehicle Phase 2.

This original research analyzes the actions that are impacting electric vehicle deployment across major U.S. metropolitan areas.

This study analyzes emerging light-duty electric vehicle technologies in terms of their performance characteristics and costs.

This paper evaluates Canada’s position in the emerging global electric vehicle industry by analyzing sales and production trends for conventional and electric vehicles and comparing these trends to similar auto markets around the world.

This working paper identifies metrics that cities can use to track charging infrastructure policies and deployment to support electrification goals in cities.

This research analyzes two pressing questions that are highly relevant across major U.S. cities, namely, quantifying how many electric ride-hail vehicles can be supported by a growing public charging infrastructure network and how many additional dedicated chargers could pave the way for a fully electric ride-hailing fleet.

This briefing, part one of a two-paper series, compares the market and technological characteristics of electric cars in China and the United States, based on 2015 and 2017 data.