Abstract
This report focuses on the economics of Electric Vehicles, and the role that government policies and business models can play to make the economics more attractive to potential owners and users. One of the main barriers to short- and medium-term uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are their cost, in particular the cost of the batteries, and uncertainties regarding vehicle and battery lifetime. Even though the cost per kilometre (vehicle use) is generally lower, the current high battery costs typically result in both a different cost structure and in unfavourable total cost of ownership (TCO), compared to conventional vehicles (ICEVs) of comparable size. (Author/publisher) This report may be accessed by Internet users at http://www.ce.nl/