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Drivers of development of battery electric vehicles in Europe : A panel data analysis
Vanderheyden, Maxime 
Promotor(s) :
Jacqmin, Julien
Date of defense : 28-Aug-2018 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/5664
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| Title : | Drivers of development of battery electric vehicles in Europe : A panel data analysis |
| Author : | Vanderheyden, Maxime
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| Date of defense : | 28-Aug-2018 |
| Advisor(s) : | Jacqmin, Julien
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| Committee's member(s) : | Gathon, Henry-Jean
Gautier, Axel
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| Language : | English |
| Number of pages : | 50 |
| Keywords : | [en] Electric vehicles [en] Policy measures [en] Monetary incentives [en] Charging infrastructure [en] Panel data |
| Discipline(s) : | Business & economic sciences > Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation...) Business & economic sciences > Microeconomics Business & economic sciences > Economic systems & public economics |
| Target public : | Researchers Professionals of domain |
| Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
| Degree: | Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en Economics and Society |
| Faculty: | Master thesis of the HEC-Ecole de gestion de l'Université de Liège |
Abstract
[en] Transition towards a low-carbon energy mix and adoption of electromobility are important challenges in the decarbonisation of the transport sector. In this final thesis, we analyse the impact of monetary incentives introduced by national governments in order to foster the development of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). With panel data techniques, we find a positive and significant relationship between monetary incentives and BEVs' sales. When taken separately, the most effective monetary incentive seems to be the purchase premium. It also appears that the charging infrastructure has a positive impact on the development of an electric fleet. However, this impact becomes insignificant when the sample is reduced to the last four years or to western countries, which are in a more advanced stage regarding the charging network and BEV adoption.
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