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Accelerating Electrification: Key Policies to Transform Cars and Trucks
Event Summary
The decarbonization of the light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet in the United States will be an important policy priority for the coming decades. Policies such as subsidized construction of charging stations, refundable tax credits for electric vehicles, and a tradable permit system for vehicle manufacturers, are all possible tools in facilitating this transition. But charging station subsidies demonstrate the greatest impact.
Harvard economist James Stock joins moderator Jesús Fernández-Villaverde to discuss his research investigating the potential for government policy to accelerate the transition of the LDV fleet to electric vehicles.
This will be based on his recent paper: Policies for Electrifying the Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet in the United States.
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Accelerating Electrification: Policies for Decarbonizing the US Light Duty Vehicle Fleet
James Stock November 16 2021
James Stock
Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard UniversityJames Stock is Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University; the Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; and a member of the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
Professor of EconomicsJesús Fernández-Villaverde is a professor of economics and research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Penn’s Population Studies Center, and a Research Affiliate for the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
