Presentation: Reducing EV Costs for High-Use Drivers

California has required transportation network companies (TNCs) to achieve progressively higher percentages of electric vehicle (EV) miles traveled, aiming for full electrification by 2030. But the cost of an EV remains too high for most low-income rideshare drivers.

In this presentation was given at the Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference, CSE Junior Research Analyst Christian Sheja provides data that shows that purchase incentives, ideally combined with other incentives, are needed to make EVs affordable for these drivers.