Who goes electric? The anatomy of electric car ownership in Norway

Fevang, Elisabeth; Figenbaum, Erik; Fridstrøm, Lasse; Halse, Askill Harkjerr; Hauge, Karen Evelyn; Johansen, Bjørn Gjerde; Raaum, Oddbjørn

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2021.102727

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“…Finally, poorer households are less likely to own electric vehicles, in line with findings of Fevang et al (2020). The median income of households that own EVs was above 900,000 NOK, around 50 percent higher than that of households that own conventional cars only.…”

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Electric Vehicles, Tax incentives and Emissions: Evidence from Norway

Misch

Camara

Holtsmark³

2021

IMF Working Papers

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This paper empirically estimates the effects of electric vehicles (EVs) on passenger car emissions to inform the design of policies that encourage EV purchases in Norway. We use exceptionally rich data on the universe of cars and households from Norway, which has a very high share of EVs, thanks to generous tax incentives and other policies. Our estimates suggest that household-level emission savings from the purchase of additional EVs are limited, resulting in high implicit abatement costs of Norway's tax incentives relative to emission savings. However, the estimated emission savings are much larger if EVs replace the dirtiest cars. Norway's experience may also help inform similar policies in other countries as they ramp up their own national climate mitigation strategies.

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Section: Figure 2: Distribution Of Passenger Car Emissionssupporting

confidence: 80%

Electric Vehicles, Tax incentives and Emissions: Evidence from Norway

Misch

Camara

Holtsmark³

2021

IMF Working Papers

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“…According to recent research in the EU [102], EV sales strongly correlate with the standard of living. Even in Norway, the country with the highest BEV market share in the world (54% in 2020), EV ownership is increasing with consumers' wealth, income, and education [103].…”

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National Culture and the Market Development of Battery Electric Vehicles in 21 Countries

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Szeberin²,

Sándor

et al. 2022

Energies

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Electric vehicles (EVs) have become a symbol of the fight against climate change. However, in many countries, the market development of EVs is sluggish, and adoption rates greatly vary worldwide. This study examines the impact of Hofstede’s six dimensions of national culture on the development of the electric car market using sales data from 2019 and 2020 in 21 OECD countries. Results of (OLS) linear regression analyses show that uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity, and indulgence have a significantly negative impact on the sales of battery electric cars, while long-term orientation positively influences their market share. The results indicate that national culture is an important cross-country factor that influences the rate and direction of the adoption electric cars. The research also explains how cultural values are translated into the purchase of EVs and provides marketers and policymakers with an insight into how they can increase the spread of alternative-fuel vehicles.

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“…First, the regressive profile only applies to the part of the population that actually owns a car. In 2016, the car ownership rate in Norway was around 30 %, and those that do not own a car are on average 30 % poorer and have less education (see Fevang et al, 2021, Table 1 for a detailed overview). This means that the congestion charge will be less regressive when looking at the full population and not only car owners.…”

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“…Ideally we would also like to examine the effect of the policy on household-level driving. However, data availability prevents us from investigating this margin of adjustment.33 See alsoFevang et al (2021) for a detailed description of the different data sources.34 According to IEA (2018), Norway had the worlds highest number of battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid as a share of the vehicle stock in 2017 (6.4 %). Only two other countries show a stock share of 1 % or higher: Netherlands (1.6 %) and Sweden (1.0 %).…”

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