Understanding the Electric Vehicle Landscape to 2020 - IEA

Global EV Outlook DATA & ANALYSIS
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CITY AND REGIONAL EV DEPLOYMENT EFFORTS
In May 2012, EVI and partner organisations published
the EV City Casebook, detailing local EV deployment efforts
in 16 cities and regions across nine countries and three
continents. The 16 cities and regions together held about
30% of worldwide EV stock and represent the early leaders
who are identifying challenges and best practices.
E Several cities are leading by example and have already
added EVs to municipal fleets and public transportation.
They are placing charging spots at public buildings and,
in some cases, offering discounted electricity rates for
EV users through municipal-owned utilities.
E The experiences of urban drivers and the pioneering
policies of local governments are accelerating the
transition to clean and sustainable mobility.
E Car sharing schemes (Berlin, Nagasaki, Brabantstad,
Amsterdam) are giving urban citizens first-hand
experience with driving an EV, which can then be
used to make informed decisions about EV purchasing.
Also, car sharing and EVs allow the two to be a
demonstrable solution for innovative mobility, while
lowering emissions, noise, and traffic.
E Fleets, including taxis (Amsterdam), buses (Los Angeles,
Shanghai), freight (Berlin), and two-wheelers (Barcelona),
are not just end-goals by themselves but also help propel
the city’s ability to electrify the rest of the passenger
vehicle stock (Stockholm).
E Cities are “living labs” for EV deployment efforts and can
offer early lessons to help other cities understand what is
working, what is not working, and why.
E Incentives need to be contextualised to best fit the needs
of a given city, including access to bus lanes (Portland),
use of free parking (Amsterdam), and additional fiscal
incentives (Kanagawa).
Participating cities and regions: Amsterdam, Barcelona,
Berlin, Brabantstad (the Netherlands), Goto Islands/Nagasaki,
Hamburg, Helsinki, Kanagawa, Los Angeles, New York City,
North East England, Portland, Research Triangle (North
Carolina, United States), Rotterdam, Shanghai, Stockholm.
E Financial incentives have been effective in certain markets,
though other motivators including priority access to
parking have shown to be powerful incentives as well.
E Many cities are employing a mix of financial and
non-financial consumer incentives to boost demand
for vehicles and charging infrastructure. These include
rebates or tax credits on EVs and EVSE, discounted tolls
and parking fares, as well as preferential parking spaces,
access to restricted highway lanes, and expedited
permitting and installation of charging units.
EV CITY
CASEBOOK
A LOOK AT THE GLOBAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE MOVEMENT
2012