Melting the ICE
A decade after the launch of the contemporary global electric vehicle (EV) market, most cities face a major challenge preparing for rising EV demand. Some cities, and the leaders who shape them, are meeting and even leading demand for EV infrastructure. This book aggregates deep, groundbreaking research in the areas of urban EV deployment for city managers, private developers, urban planners, and utilities who want to understand and lead change.
Melting the ICE: Lessons from China and the West in the Transition from the Internal Combustion Engine to Electric Vehicles
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Editors: Peter Fox-Penner, PhD, Z. Justin Ren, PhD, David O. Jermain
Release Date: June 10, 2019
Key Findings
- Melting the ICE is grounded in real-world case studies from cities around the world that are leading EV adoption, including Los Angeles and Brookline, Massachusetts in the U.S., Shanghai and Beijing, China, and Oslo, Norway.
- All illustrate how a range of major variables—including EV-related incentives, public transit, traveling distance, residential housing types, workplace charging, and air pollution—can influence each city’s different EV infrastructure demands.
- Melting the ICE provides a first-time analytical framework for urban planners to measure and compare their readiness to meet the demand for EV adoption, enabling them to prioritize solutions appropriate to each city.
- Successful urban EV deployments share similar characteristics, including a clear goal, long-range planning, administrative and organizational support, and efficient processes and execution.