Challenges to Electric Vehicle Adoption

Due to a variety of historic, systemic, and economic factors, low-income and minority communities are often adversely impacted by transportation emissions from roads, highways, and airports. Clean transportation and electrification of the transportation network powered by a clean grid can help improve environmental and health outcomes among all Americans, and low-income and minority communities in particular. Despite investments intended to build a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network, more research, policy, and technological innovation are needed to support both the mass market and equitable adoption of EVs, particularly among low-to-moderate income households and minority communities. Four common challenges to expanding electric vehicle adoption among vulnerable populations include cost, home-based charging, vehicle range and affordable housing, rural charging.