Show Me the Money! A Field Experiment on Electric Vehicle Charge TimingIndian Rupee
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Bailey, Megan R.; Brown, David P.; Shaffer, Blake; Wolak, Frank A.
署名单位：
University of Calgary; University of Calgary; University of Alberta; University of Calgary; Stanford University; Stanford University
刊物名称：
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
ISSN/ISSBN：
1945-7731
DOI：
10.1257/pol.20230653
发表日期：
2025
页码：
259-284
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摘要：
We use a field experiment to measure the effectiveness of financial incentives to shift the timing of electric vehicle (EV) charging. EV owners respond strongly to financial incentives, reducing charging during peak hours by 49 percent by shifting to off-peak hours. In contrast, a prosocial information treatment has no discernible effect. When financial incentives are removed, charge timing reverts to pre-intervention behavior, reinforcing that money matters. Our findings highlight the substantial flexibility of EV charging compared to other forms of electricity demand. Such flexibility has the potential to greatly reduce future electric system costs arising from a rapidly decarbonizing transportation sector. (JEL C93, D12, D91, L92, L94, Q48)
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