Accelerating electric vehicle uptake: Modelling public policy options on prices and infrastructure

Broadbent, Gail Helen; Allen, Cameron; Wiedmann, Thomas; Metternicht, Graciela

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2022.05.012

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“…Policymakers and other actors can build enabling conditions to harness technology feedbacks through investment in R&D, pilot projects, missions, public procurement, subsidies, feed-in tariffs, dedicated markets and infrastructure investment (Meckling et al 2017 ; Roberts and Geels 2019 ; Markard et al 2020 ; Geels 2019 ). Policies that improve the competitiveness of alternative technologies can help to bring forward price-parity tipping points and trigger acceleration (Sharpe and Lenton 2021 ; Broadbent et al 2022 ). However, given the diverse country contexts and the geographic bias of empirical studies towards the Global North, countries may first need to consider and resolve impediments to the emergence and diffusion of innovations, including weak institutions and innovation systems, and market imperfections (Ramos-Mejía et al 2018 ; Hansen et al 2018 ; Wieczorek 2018 ).…”

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Unlocking and accelerating transformations to the SDGs: a review of existing knowledge

Allen

Malekpour

2023

Sustain Sci

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As we cross the 2030 deadline to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a growing sense of urgency around the need to accelerate the necessary transformations. These encompass a broad range of systems and require fundamental changes in system goals and design. In this paper, we undertake a narrative review of the literature relating to the acceleration of transformations and offer a framework for unlocking and accelerating transformations to the SDGs. While there is no blueprint for acceleration, there is an expanding knowledge base on important dynamics, impediments and enabling conditions across diverse literatures which can help to inform strategic interventions by actors. The emerging literature on positive tipping points and deep leverage points identifies opportunities to rewire systems design so that important system feedbacks create the conditions for acceleration. Transformation takes time and actors will need to build momentum to reorient systems around new goals, informed by knowledge of common policy, technology and behavioural feedbacks that govern system dynamics. Where resistance is strong, actors can seek to augment system design in ways that weaken balancing feedbacks that stabilise existing system configurations and strengthen reinforcing feedbacks that promote emerging system configurations oriented towards the SDGs. Well-designed and sequenced interventions can promote innovation and behaviour change and build and maintain political support. This can build critical enabling conditions and push systems towards large-scale tipping points, paving the way for decisive policy action that is crucial for triggering acceleration. We conclude by highlighting gaps and priorities for further research.

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Section: Unlocking Transformations To the Sdgs—synthesising Key Insig...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Unlocking and accelerating transformations to the SDGs: a review of existing knowledge

Allen

Malekpour

2023

Sustain Sci

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“…Promoting EVs is an important aspect of sustainable mobility ( 122 ). The Indian government is focused on promoting BORs through various schemes and policies, but economic- and vehicle-related aspects remain significant concerns.…”

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Examining Factors Affecting the Willingness of Rickshaw Operators to Adopt Battery Operated Rickshaws: The Case of Bhopal, India

Saxena

Shrivastava

2022

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Conventionally, public transportation has been the responsibility of the government. In developing countries, however, government-provided public transportation is often inadequate: people’s mobility needs are best met by private modes, such as shared auto-rickshaws. In India, auto-rickshaws serve as a popular last-mile transportation alternative as well as a public transportation substitute. The mode share of auto-rickshaws in major Indian cities is significant. Electrifying this mode will certainly result in a significant reduction in air pollution levels. It is therefore imperative to identify the factors which influence rickshaw operators (ROs)’ willingness to adopt battery-operated rickshaws (BORs) in India. The present study aims to identify and explore the factors that contribute to the adaptability of battery electric vehicles in India and measure the satisfaction level of ROs with the selected factors. By using structural equation modeling, the present research found that, from the viewpoint of 478 ROs, vehicle-related attributes and economy-related attributes are most influential on the adaptability of BORs. Furthermore, the one-way analysis of variance revealed that willingness to adopt BORs is significantly related to the age of the ROs. From the standpoint of government, as well as electric vehicle manufacturers, this study would be helpful in understanding the tastes, expectations, and needs of ROs if they adopt BORs.

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“…The latest version of the iSDG-Australia model (v2.0) incorporates an expanded set of 37 modules which include recent advancements for Australia's built environment 95 and transport sectors 96,97 , amongst others. For this study, we further develop the model to incorporate a COVID-19 shock in key economic and population sectors and the associated government emergency stimulus response over the period 2020-21.…”

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Modelling six sustainable development transformations in Australia and their accelerators, impediments, enablers, and interlinkages

Allen,

Biddulph,

Wiedmann

et al. 2024

Nat Commun

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There is an urgent need to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and recent research has identified six critical transformations. It is important to demonstrate how these transformations could be practically accelerated in a national context and what their combined effects would be. Here we bridge national systems modelling with transformation storylines to provide an analysis of a Six Transformations Pathway for Australia. We explore important policies to accelerate progress, synergies and trade-offs, and conditions that determine policy success. We find that implementing policy packages to accelerate each transformation would boost performance on the SDGs by 2030 (+23% above the baseline). Policymakers can maximize transformation synergies through investments in energy decarbonization, resilience, social protection, and sustainable food systems, while managing trade-offs for income and employment. To overcome resistance to transformations, ambitious policy action will need to be underpinned by technological, social, and political enabling conditions.

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Accelerating electric vehicle uptake: Modelling public policy options on prices and infrastructure

Cited by 22 publications

References 67 publications

Unlocking and accelerating transformations to the SDGs: a review of existing knowledge

Unlocking and accelerating transformations to the SDGs: a review of existing knowledge

Examining Factors Affecting the Willingness of Rickshaw Operators to Adopt Battery Operated Rickshaws: The Case of Bhopal, India

Modelling six sustainable development transformations in Australia and their accelerators, impediments, enablers, and interlinkages

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