We perform a meta-analysis of studies investigating consumer preferences for electric and other alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) to provide insights into the way driving range is traded off for capital costs. We find that consumers are willing to pay, on average, between 66 and 75 US$ for a...

The share of immobile persons, i.e. persons not leaving their homes on a given reporting day, is both a central result and a prime quality indicator of a travel diary survey. The wide range of values for the share of immobiles reported in travel diary and time budget survey literature has...

L’impact négatif de la distance sur le commerce bilatéral constitue l’un des résultats empiriques les plus robustes en économie internationale. Bien que connu, ce résultat n’a cependant fait l’objet d’aucune analyse systématique. Les auteurs examinent 1 467 effets distance...

The estimation of cartel overcharges lie at the heart of antitrust policy on cartel proscution as it constitutes a basic element in the determination of fines. Connor and Lande (2008) conducted a survey of cartels and found a mean overcharge estimates in the range of 31% to 49%. By examining...

Ulrich Buller und Holger Hanselka, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, unterstreichen in ihrem Beitrag, dass im Sinne der zukünftigen »Art of Mobility« die gesamte Breite der motorisierten Fahrzeuge, vom Elektrofahrrad über das Elektroauto bis hin zum schweren Nutzfahrzeug, betrachtet werden muss....

In seinem Kommentar setzt sich Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Universität Duisburg-Essen, mit den Elektromobilitätsprojekten der Bundesregierung – den sogenannten »Schaufenstern« für Elektromobilität – auseinander. Deutschland sollte nach dem Regierungsprogramm zum »Leitmarkt für...

Global warming has been increasingly concerning, and international society has been taking various measures to mitigate this issue. Since the electric vehicle has important and generally beneficial impacts on environment protection, grid construction, and operation economical efficiency...

To promote the market penetration of electric vehicles (EV), China launched the Electric Vehicle Subsidy Scheme (EVSS) in Jan 2009, followed by an update in Sep 2013, which we named phase I and phase II EVSS, respectively. In this paper, we presented the rationale of China’s two-phase EVSS and...

In recent years, taxis in multiple cities and metropolitan areas around the world have shifted to utilizing alternative fuel options. Such change has significant potential to reduce environmental externalities and can contribute to alleviating energy policy concerns. However, little work has...

In this paper, an optimal energy management system for EVs (electric vehicles) parking is proposed. The presented model has the capability of management and optimal scheduling of charging and discharging of a large number of electric vehicles while considering technical and economic aspects....