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Driving green change: Commercial sector adopting electric vehicles in Ireland

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: When examining pathways to decarbonise transport, one must examine users' mobility and examine ways to enable them to adapt.Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is incentivised to help reach emission reduction targets; however, existing research predominantly focuses on the private sector.This study analyses data on EV grants for commercial operators and the spatial distribution of commercial industries in Ireland.Results reveal a disparity in EV adoption between the commercial and private sectors.Retail, Professional Activities, Education, and Construction subsectors show the highest likelihood of embracing EVs.Spatial heatmaps identify high-density commercial clusters that could be useful for allocating public EV charging stations.The findings underscore the significance of the commercial sector's transition to EVs towards achieving net-zero targets.Importantly, this study highlights that policies aimed at promoting EV uptake in the commercial sector need to be refined as its requirements are distinct from the private sector.

Source: Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment

DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104398

Authors: Ubaid Illahi, Tushar Pramod Choudhari, Anna Charly, Margaret O’Mahony, Brian Caulfield

Language: English

Topic: Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,100

Funders: Science Foundation Ireland, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland