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Friday 19 March 2021
Accelerating electric vehicle growth through equity-minded policies
Making EVs accessible to drivers in all income brackets is key for a successful transition to zero-emission mobility, but it will only happen with wider adoption of proven best-practices, explains Nathan Lemphers.
If you peer inside an electric car these days, who will you find behind the wheel? Odds are it will be what many academic studies have found: a wealthy, middle-aged, urban, university-educated white man.
While every technology needs early adopters, the time has come for EVs to expand beyond this demographic in order to accelerate uptake. To do so, policymakers and EV promoters must consider and address the equity implications of EV adoption.
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