{"id":4200,"date":"2019-05-17T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/?page_id=4200"},"modified":"2025-01-29T14:23:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:23:53","slug":"meltingtheice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/ise-archive\/meltingtheice\/","title":{"rendered":"Melting the ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/igs\/files\/2019\/06\/MeltingIceBook_Web_FINAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/igs\/files\/2019\/06\/MeltingTheICE_FrontCover-SIZED-DOWN-PNG-424x636.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4309 size-medium\" width=\"424\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2019\/06\/MeltingTheICE_FrontCover-SIZED-DOWN-PNG-424x636.png 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2019\/06\/MeltingTheICE_FrontCover-SIZED-DOWN-PNG-240x360.png 240w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/files\/2019\/06\/MeltingTheICE_FrontCover-SIZED-DOWN-PNG.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/global-sustainable-energy-transition\/\"><\/a>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Melting the ICE: Lessons from China and the West in the Transition from the Internal Combustion Engine to Electric Vehicles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<a href='\/igs\/files\/2019\/06\/MeltingIceBook_Web_FINAL.pdf' class='button '>Download Free (PDF)<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/MELTING-ICE-Transition-Electric-Infrastructure\/dp\/1099457696\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Order Print Copy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/MELTING-ICE-Transition-Electric-Infrastructure-ebook-dp-B07STLC283\/dp\/B07STLC283\/ref=mt_kindle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Order eBook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Editors: Peter Fox-Penner, PhD, Z. Justin Ren, PhD, David O. Jermain<\/p>\n<p>Release Date: June 10, 2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Key Findings<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Melting the ICE<\/em> 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.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>All illustrate how a range of major variables\u2014including EV-related incentives, public transit, traveling distance, residential housing types, workplace charging, and air pollution\u2014can influence each city\u2019s different EV infrastructure demands.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><em>Melting the ICE<\/em> 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.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Successful urban EV deployments share similar characteristics, including a clear goal, long-range planning, administrative and organizational support, and efficient processes and execution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Project Overview<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/projects\/global-sustainable-energy-transition\/\">Global Sustainable Energy Transition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A decade after the launch of the contemporary global electric vehicle (EV) market, most cities face a major challenge preparing for rising EV demand. 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