EV adoption

Discontinuance Among California’s Electric Vehicle Buyers: Why are Some Consumers Abandoning Electric Vehicles?

Research Product Type
Research Report
Discontinuance, the act of abandoning a new technology after once being an adopter, has implications for market growth and could prevent electric vehicles from ever reaching 100% market share. Using results from five surveys of electric vehicle owners, the researchers examine discontinuance among battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle adopters.

Equity in the Path to Full Light-Duty Vehicle Electrification

  • Principal Investigator Trisha Ramadoss
  • University of California, Davis
This dissertation will develop a representative synthetic population of California including household and vehicle variables crucial to modeling electric vehicle (EV) adoption and equity.
Project Status
In Progress

Equity issues associated with U.S. plug-in electric vehicle income tax credits

Research Product Type
Associated Publication
This research evaluated the accessibility of federal- and states-level Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) Income Tax Credits (ITC) policy in the United States, and identified potential barriers for households with diverse income levels, family types and number of children in participation.

Evaluating Pilot Approaches to Increase Rural Mobility

Research Product Type
Policy Brief
Researchers at the University of California, Davis evaluated three innovative mobility pilot programs in the San Joaquin Valley to understand the participant characteristics and outcomes of each pilot.