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"Let’s say you want to encourage more drivers to shift to battery-electric
vehicles. What’s the best way to do it?
Globally, billions have been poured into incentives to encourage drivers to
switch. The most popular approaches are rebates to cut the purchase cost and
schemes to fund fast public chargers. The logic is simple: make EVs cheaper and
public charging easier and consumers will follow.
But my recent research on Australian battery-electric vehicle policies suggests
it’s not simple. Highly visible policies subsidising the upfront cost of new
battery-electric vehicles represent surprisingly bad value for money.
What shifts the dial much more are quieter policies reducing annual running
costs, boosting convenience and strengthening consumer understanding. The best
return on investment comes from subsidising home and workplace EV chargers.
This is because of the large savings on annual operating cost and the certainty
and convenience of charging cheaply at home or at workplace.
As Australian policymakers review tax exemptions on new battery EVs, it’s worth
taking a hard look at what actually drives uptake in an economically efficient
way."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
