Electric vehicles: A tentative economic and environmental evaluation

Arbeitspapier

Electric vehicles are often presented as a green solution to the transport problem. They offer, it is argued, the benefits of the private car without its costs. They make it possible for individuals and families to move around easily, rapidly, comfortably, at any moment in time, which makes them more consumer friendly than public modes of transportation. Yet, unlike classical cars, they do not consume scarce and dwindling fossil fuel resources and do not reject greenhouse gases, nor local pollutants. (...)

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: OECD/ITF Joint Transport Research Centre Discussion Paper ; No. 2010-22

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Elektrofahrzeug

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Prud'homme, Rémy
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Joint Transport Research Centre (JTRC)
• (where): Paris
• (when): 2010

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1787/5kgghkp44nkg-en
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/68792
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET