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How can current German and EU policies be improved to enhance the reduction of CO2 emissions of road transport? Revising policies on electric vehicles informed by stakeholder and technical assessments

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dc.contributor.authorPeiseler, L
dc.contributor.authorCabrera Serrenho, A
dc.contributor.orcidPeiseler, L [0000-0002-0273-7052]
dc.contributor.orcidCabrera Serrenho, A [0000-0002-0962-0674]
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-20T16:18:05Z
dc.date.available2022-06-20T16:18:05Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2022-06-17T18:36:57Z
dc.description.abstractThe electrification of the car fleet is an essential transformation to a meaningful reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in road transport. This has been a major goal of European transport policies, but other actions can also enhance the effectiveness of EVs to reduce emissions. In this paper we analyse four key European and German transport policies and assess how these could be improved to increase their potential to reduce emissions. Using iterative feedback from 12 interviews across various stakeholder groups, we have developed proposals for revised policies on electric vehicles. The results show that current policies in the EU and Germany are not making use of the full environmental potential of EVs, because they do not differentiate sufficiently between different EVs, and have been designed for the era of combustion vehicles. We suggest that the introduction of a new Bonus-Malus Registration Scheme and the overhaul of the existing Road Tax System are the most promising changes both in terms of their potential to reduce emissions and their likelihood of adoption.
dc.description.sponsorshipGerman Academic Scholarship Foundation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the United Kingdom through UK FIRES (grant reference EP/S019111/1)
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.85652
dc.identifier.eissn1873-6777
dc.identifier.issn0301-4215
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/338240
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Engineering
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113124
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectElectric vehicles
dc.subjectGHG emissions
dc.subjectTransport policy
dc.subjectPolicy effectiveness
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subjectEU
dc.titleHow can current German and EU policies be improved to enhance the reduction of CO<inf>2</inf> emissions of road transport? Revising policies on electric vehicles informed by stakeholder and technical assessments
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-06-17
prism.publicationNameEnergy Policy
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/S019111/1)
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113124

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