Thesis
Key factors influencing electric vehicle sales in the United States from 2014 to 2018
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
05/2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000004091
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/125248
Abstract
Electric vehicles are considered a method to reduce carbon emissions. Various countries implement policies to promote electric vehicles; these policies include financial support, which provides some incentives that the United States can learn from. This thesis aims to investigate the relationship between four key factors average median household income, electricity prices, gasoline prices and the number of electric vehicles charging stations in the United States from 2014 to 2018. Based on sales data, average income, electricity prices, gasoline prices, and the number of public charging stations from 52 states and territories in the United States, the study conducts a panel data analysis to test four factors, year dummy variables, and state dummy variables influencing electric vehicle sales. From the result, this study finds that income, electricity prices, and the number of charging stations have a positive relationship with electric vehicle sales, while gasoline prices have a negative relationship with electric vehicle sales.
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- Title
- Key factors influencing electric vehicle sales in the United States from 2014 to 2018
- Creators
- Huize Ni
- Contributors
- Jia Yan (Advisor) - Washington State University, School of Economic Sciences
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- School of Economic Sciences
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Identifiers
- 99900890787501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis