Connecting plug-in vehicles with green electricity through consumer demand

The environmental benefits of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) increase if the vehicles are powered by electricity from ‘green’ sources such as solar, wind or small-scale hydroelectricity. Here, we explore the potential to build a market that pairs consumer purchases of PEVs with purchases of green...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jonn Axsen, Kenneth S Kurani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014045