Electrification of the light duty consumer vehicle market is a stated public policy goal of many governments around the world. Electric vehicles (EVs) are more energy efficient, quieter, and less polluting than conventional internal combustion vehicles. Yet, a lack of charging infrastructure and consumer concerns about EVs, most notably "range anxiety," have continued to hinder the widespread adoption of EVs. To help address this problem federal, state, and local governments in many countries have begun to build-out public charging infrastructure for EVs.



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A research team conducted a willingness-to-pay analysis of public charging infrastructure to understand if such infrastructure provides drivers with good value and hence helps address consumer concerns about EVs. The team utilized data on existing public charging infrastructure, vehicle range, demographic data, and travel behavior to estimate a series of econometric models that placed a monetary value on public charging infrastructure in the State of California.