Beyond monetary barriers to electric vehicle adoption: Evidence from observed usage of private and shared cars


Habla, Wolfgang ; Huwe, Vera ; Kesternich, Martin


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URL: https://madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/56765
URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-567655
Document Type: Working paper
Year of publication: 2020
The title of a journal, publication series: ZEW Discussion Papers
Volume: 20-026
Place of publication: Mannheim
Publication language: English
Institution: Sonstige Einrichtungen > ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
MADOC publication series: Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
Subject: 330 Economics
Classification: JEL: R41 , D12 , Q50,
Keywords (English): Electric vehicles , internal combustion engine vehicles , barriers to adoption , cruisingrange , driving patterns , car sharing , range limitations , range anxiety
Abstract: We use car-level micro data to provide empirical evidence on the usage of conventional and electric vehicles (EVs) in private and car sharing fleets in Germany. We shed light on both monetary and non-monetary barriers to EV adoption and usage by exploiting the feature that variable costs are identical for shared vehicles but different for private car owners across engine types. While drivers respond to monetary incentives when using conventional cars, this does not hold for EVs. We find that EVs are, on average, driven shorter distances than conventional vehicles, both in terms of annual and single-day mileage, even if costs are identical. We also document that car sharing intensifies the usage of conventional cars but not that of EVs.




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