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Read Article<\/h2>\n![\"National](\"\/igs\/files\/2025\/01\/NREL_homepage-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a> Distribution of EV Charging Infrastructure Across US is Unequal and Not Improving, First-time Nationwide Study Finds<\/a> (1\/15\/2025)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nAnalyzing the Racial Disparities of EV Adoption and Infrastructure<\/h3>\n
Does access to electric vehicles vary by race or income? This is a pressing concern for just transitions as electric vehicle (EV) adoption has grown exponentially in the United States over the past decade. Our joint electric mobility study in Applied Energy<\/em> offered new insights into this question through sophisticated geospatial modeling of EVs. For the first time, the study quantified both income and race inequality in the distribution of EV adoption and charging infrastructure across the US based on current and historical trends. In the process, a novel way of quantifying the evolution of inequality emerged, with potential broad applicability.
\nBU Researchers<\/h6>
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![\"Headshot](\"\/igs\/files\/2022\/01\/Benjamin-Sovacool_thumb-300x300.jpg\")
<\/figure>\t\t\t\tBenjamin Sovacool<\/h6>\n\t\t
Director, IGS;
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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![\"Headshot](\"\/igs\/files\/2016\/01\/Screenshot-2024-03-21-at-1.11.56\u202fPM-300x300.png\")
<\/figure>\t\t\t\tCutler Cleveland<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Director, IGS;
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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![\"Headshot](\"\/igs\/files\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-2024-04-09-at-12.23.09\u202fPM-300x300.png\")
<\/figure>\t\t\t\tRobert Kaufmann<\/h6>\n\t\t
Core Faculty, IGS;
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t
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\nRead Article<\/h2>\n![\"Electric](\"\/igs\/files\/2025\/01\/NREL_homepage2-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a> To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice<\/a> (8\/28\/2024)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nExploring the Impact of Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors on EV Adoption<\/h3>\n
When it comes to purchasing and using electric vehicles (EVs), income, age, and gender significantly shape perceptions about EVs. Our collaborative study in <\/span>Energy and Climate Change <\/em>was one of the first to examine EV adoption and charging infrastructure through an equity lens using state-of-the-art original survey data. Survey r<\/span>esults of more than 7,000 adults in the US revealed that individual factors such as housing type and region can strongly shape EV purchase preferences \u2014 leading to disparities in who pursues electric mobility.
\nBU Researchers<\/h6>
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<\/figure>\t\t\t\tBenjamin Sovacool<\/h6>\n\t\t
Director, IGS;
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\nAdvancing Justice in Critical Mineral Supply Chains<\/h3>\n
Additionally, IGS researchers assisted the Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support (ADDS) center within the Energy Systems Integration directorate at NREL to evaluate multiple social and environmental justice dimensions related to the supply chains of select critical minerals, including extraction, processing, recycling, and disposal.
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BU Researchers<\/h6>
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<\/figure>\t\t\t\tBenjamin Sovacool<\/h6>\n\t\t
Director, IGS;
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t
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\nRelated Publications<\/h2>\n![\"Electric](\"\/igs\/files\/2025\/01\/NREL_featured-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a> Does Electric Mobility Display Racial or Income Disparities? Quantifying Inequality in the Distribution of Electric Vehicle Adoption and Charging Infrastructure in the United States<\/a> (1\/15\/2025)<\/span><\/div>![\"Electric](\"\/igs\/files\/2024\/06\/67-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a> Toward Just and Equitable Mobility: Socioeconomic and Perceptual Barriers for Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure in the United States<\/a> (12\/1\/2024)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\nRelated News<\/h2>\n![\"Benjamin](\"\/igs\/files\/2023\/07\/Benjamin-Sovacool-and-Rebecca-Pearl-Martinez-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a> Boston University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Strengthen Partnership, Announce New Joint Appointments and Student Mentorships<\/a> (7\/6\/2023)<\/span><\/div>![\"Wind](\"\/igs\/files\/2022\/09\/NREL_featured-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a> Boston University Partners with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Recruit Top Research Talent<\/a> (9\/29\/2022)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nView all projects<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Research for a clean energy future through the University Partnerships Program Boston University’s partnership with the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), through the University Partnerships Program, generated important new research. Spearheaded by IGS, this collaboration explored equity, justice, and racism in the electric mobility transition, as well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15764,"featured_media":20100,"parent":31,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15764"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20066"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25060,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20066\/revisions\/25060"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a> Distribution of EV Charging Infrastructure Across US is Unequal and Not Improving, First-time Nationwide Study Finds<\/a> (1\/15\/2025)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nAnalyzing the Racial Disparities of EV Adoption and Infrastructure<\/h3>\n
Does access to electric vehicles vary by race or income? This is a pressing concern for just transitions as electric vehicle (EV) adoption has grown exponentially in the United States over the past decade. Our joint electric mobility study in Applied Energy<\/em> offered new insights into this question through sophisticated geospatial modeling of EVs. For the first time, the study quantified both income and race inequality in the distribution of EV adoption and charging infrastructure across the US based on current and historical trends. In the process, a novel way of quantifying the evolution of inequality emerged, with potential broad applicability. Director, IGS; Associate Director, IGS; Core Faculty, IGS; When it comes to purchasing and using electric vehicles (EVs), income, age, and gender significantly shape perceptions about EVs. Our collaborative study in <\/span>Energy and Climate Change <\/em>was one of the first to examine EV adoption and charging infrastructure through an equity lens using state-of-the-art original survey data. Survey r<\/span>esults of more than 7,000 adults in the US revealed that individual factors such as housing type and region can strongly shape EV purchase preferences \u2014 leading to disparities in who pursues electric mobility. Director, IGS; Additionally, IGS researchers assisted the Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support (ADDS) center within the Energy Systems Integration directorate at NREL to evaluate multiple social and environmental justice dimensions related to the supply chains of select critical minerals, including extraction, processing, recycling, and disposal. Director, IGS; Research for a clean energy future through the University Partnerships Program Boston University’s partnership with the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), formerly the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), through the University Partnerships Program, generated important new research. Spearheaded by IGS, this collaboration explored equity, justice, and racism in the electric mobility transition, as well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15764,"featured_media":20100,"parent":31,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15764"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20066"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25060,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20066\/revisions\/25060"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBU Researchers<\/h6>
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<\/figure>\t\t\t\tBenjamin Sovacool<\/h6>\n\t\t
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/figure>\t\t\t\tCutler Cleveland<\/h6>\n\t\t
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/figure>\t\t\t\tRobert Kaufmann<\/h6>\n\t\t
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\nRead Article<\/h2>\n
<\/a> To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice<\/a> (8\/28\/2024)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nExploring the Impact of Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors on EV Adoption<\/h3>\n
\nBU Researchers<\/h6>
\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
<\/figure>\t\t\t\tBenjamin Sovacool<\/h6>\n\t\t
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\nAdvancing Justice in Critical Mineral Supply Chains<\/h3>\n
\nBU Researchers<\/h6>
\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
<\/figure>\t\t\t\tBenjamin Sovacool<\/h6>\n\t\t
\r\nProfessor, Earth & Environment, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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\nRelated Publications<\/h2>\n
<\/a> Does Electric Mobility Display Racial or Income Disparities? Quantifying Inequality in the Distribution of Electric Vehicle Adoption and Charging Infrastructure in the United States<\/a> (1\/15\/2025)<\/span><\/div><\/a> Toward Just and Equitable Mobility: Socioeconomic and Perceptual Barriers for Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure in the United States<\/a> (12\/1\/2024)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\nRelated News<\/h2>\n
<\/a> Boston University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Strengthen Partnership, Announce New Joint Appointments and Student Mentorships<\/a> (7\/6\/2023)<\/span><\/div><\/a> Boston University Partners with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Recruit Top Research Talent<\/a> (9\/29\/2022)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nView all projects<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"