Electric cars : ready for prime time?

Author(s)
Crist, P.
Year
Abstract

Should electric cars receive subsidies — or “primes” — in order to help countries reduce oil dependence, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution … and if so, when? This Policy Brief highlights evidence on the costs to consumers and society of purchasing battery electric cars instead of equivalent fossil-fuelled cars and assesses the justification for purchase subsidies. It is based on detailed cost comparison for vehicles currently on sale in the French market and discusses the impact of the €5 000 “prime” for electric cars. (Author/publisher)

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20121233 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Paris, International Transport Forum ITF / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD, 2012, 4 p.; Policy Brief Transport and Technology ; June 2012

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