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In this paper, the impact of five different incentives for buyers of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) is investigated with a discrete choice experiment. The tested incentives are direct subsidies, free parking, a separate CO₂ tax, an increase of fuel costs by tax elevation, and an increase of the availability of charging infrastructure. By implementing the mobility patterns of the respondents, it was possible to simulate estimations of ecological impact and modal shift with a random utility model (mixed logit). Based on 875 complete questionnaires, the simulation results show that giving incentives to these buyers ecological rebound effects are expected: Mostly citizens with a low CO₂ -emission rate concerning their daily transportation routines (cyclists and public transport users) will exploit these incentives – they show a significantly higher likelihood of choosing alternatively propelled cars than conventional car users. Consumers that usually use a passenger car for their daily mobility routines are mostly unwilling to change to ZEV even when incentives are given.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADC70 Standing Committee on Transportation Energy.

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16-4267

English

15p

2016

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Automobile ownership; Carbon taxes; Choice models; Consumer behavior; Decision making; Electric vehicles; Environmental impacts; Fuel taxes; Logits; Modal shift; Zero emission vehicles

Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Policy; Vehicles and Equipment

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-4267

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 5:53PM