Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Mads Greaker
Author-Name-First: Mads
Author-Name-Last: Greaker
Author-Workplace-Name: Oslo Business School - OsloMet
Title: Optimal regulatory policies for charging of electric vehicles
Abstract: Electric vehicles (EVs) and their associated charging stations are characterized by indirect network effects. Indirect network effects may imply too slow adoption of a new good that improves welfare. Today, there are at four standards for high-speed charging in Europe. We find that policies should seek to standardize high-speed charging systems as this will unambiguously mean faster phase-in of EVs and improve welfare. We also find that governments should subsidize both the charging at each station and the entry of charging stations. The subsidies should cover a share of the private variable charging cost and the private fixed entry cost. Furthermore, the formula for setting the shares of costs to be paid by the regulator turns out to be very simple; the regulator only has to observe the percentage markup on the charging price, and can calculate the optimal share directly from that.
Creation-Date: 2020-10-30
File-URL: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/6421
File-Format: text/html
Keywords: EV policy, indirect network effects, EV charging
Handle: RePEc:oml:wpaper:202003