Electric vehicle charging equity and accessibility: A comprehensive United States policy analysis

The ongoing placement of EV charging in the U.S. is the result of a complicated interplay between market actors and the public sector. The federal government has recently established a charging equity goal based on the “Justice 40” framework that will allocate 40% of new infrastructure benefits to traditionally disadvantaged communities. Mirroring this sufficientarian equity perspective, the authors' analysis highlights misallocation within the government’s equity threshold and corridor-based approach. Approximately 60–80% census tracts across the U.S. have no public charging access, but tracts within a charging corridor exhibit notably higher numbers of fast charging —382.56% and 920.85% more, respectively—compared to tracts outside corridors. Socio-economic indicators and government-defined equity thresholds show a partial relationship with charging placement, but the presence of charging corridors have significantly larger influence. This discrepancy suggests that the government’s emphasis on corridor development is misaligned with its stated equity objectives and warrants immediate attention to rectify it.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104123
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920924000804
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  • © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Carlton, Gregory J
  • Sultana, Selima
  • 0000-0003-4288-2518
• Publication Date: 2024-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 104123
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Electric vehicle charging; Electric vehicles; Equity; Policy analysis
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01911175
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 8 2024 3:32PM