THE WINDING ROAD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN CHINA
Electric passenger vehicles offer China the opportunity for enhanced energy security, improved urban air quality, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and a global leadership position in a transformative automotive industry. Yet China must first relieve consumer anxieties in order overcome a set of intertwined obstacles and ultimately spur organic electric vehicle market growth. The State has supported the electric vehicle market thus far with investments in battery, motor, and vehicle component innovation as well as with consumer subsidies for select pilot cities. Chinas new energy vehicle program, 1,000 electric vehicles in 10 cities, instituted in 2009 now encapsulates a total of 25 cities with five cities receiving consumer subsidies. Nevertheless, without a stronger consumer base in the near-term, the momentum for electric vehicle deployment may dissolve. The quandary is if Chinas policies are sufficient. This study highlights the opportunities and evaluates the policies intended to nullify the challenges of Chinas potentially burgeoning electric vehicle marketplace. Ultimately, the paper identifies persistent consumer concerns and presents several policy scenarios for further analysis.
Electric Vehicles Policy China
Todd J. Edwards
Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies, VUB Brussels, BE
国际会议
大连
英文
17
2012-05-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）