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Clean vehicle ownership: Implications for effective policy interventions

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  • Amich, Mercè
  • Tomás, Manuel
  • Mariel, Petr
  • Arto, Iñaki

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The transport sector's increasing greenhouse gas emissions pose a critical challenge to efforts to mitigate climate change. This paper examines the factors influencing electric and hybrid vehicle ownership in Spain, while assessing the effectiveness of the MOVES Plan, the primary policy designed to encourage their adoption. Using seldom available revealed preferences data from the 2021 Survey of Essential Characteristics of the Population and Housing (ECEPOV-21) and a mixed logit model, key determinants of clean vehicle ownership are identified, highlighting an access gap driven by factors such as income, education level, or urban residence. The joint analysis of these results and the MOVES Plan shows that the current structure of the subsidies disproportionately benefits wealthier, urban, and highly educated households. Policy implications are discussed, providing recommendations for refining the design of the subsidy to support a more equitable and widespread adoption of clean vehicles.

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  • Amich, Mercè & Tomás, Manuel & Mariel, Petr & Arto, Iñaki, 2026. "Clean vehicle ownership: Implications for effective policy interventions," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:155:y:2026:i:c:s0140988326000514
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2026.109172
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