RT Journal Article
T1 Meta-analysis of consumers’ trade-offs between range and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
A1 Rosales Tristancho, Abel
A1 F. Carazo, Ana
A1 Brey Sánchez, Raúl
A1 Lindhjem, Henrik
K1 Electric vehicles
K1 Recharging infrastructure
K1 Range
K1 Meta-analysis
AB The failure of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to provide sufficiently long ranges in a relatively short charging time (as compared with conventional vehicles) is one of the main technical barriers to consumers’ adoption of these vehicles. However, this technical barrier could be mitigated if consumers were willing to trade-off lower ranges with better charging infrastructure. This paper analyses trade-offs individuals are willing to make between range and en-route charging station availability when considering the purchase of BEVs. By means of a meta-regression analysis of 33 stated preference studies, we find that consumers are willing to accept compensations for lower ranges in form of more dense charging infrastructure in their BEV purchase decision, but only when BEV ranges are longer than 250–300 km. This result is very relevant to promote the transition to BEVs because it shows that, in some circumstances, a significant technical barrier can be overcome with infrastructure investments.
PB Elsevier
YR 2024
FD 2024-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22434
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22434
LA en
NO Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment,  vol 134,  p. 104342
NO Supplementary data to this article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104342.
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Departamento de Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica.
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026