Light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in China: An overview on the market and its comparisons to the United States

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Ou, Shiqi¹  Hao, Xu²  Lin, Zhenhong¹  Wang, Hewu²  Bouchard, Jessey³  He, Xin³  Przesmitzki, Steven³  Wu, Zhixin⁴  Zheng, Jihu⁴  Lv, Renzhi⁵  Qi, Liang⁴  LaClair, Tim J.¹ 

[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Natl Transportat Res Ctr, 2360 Cherahala Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37932 USA

[2] Tsinghua Univ, State Key Lab Automot Safety & Energy, Beijing 10084, Peoples R China

[3] Aramco Serv Co, Aramco Res Ctr Detroit, Novi, MI 48377 USA

[4] China Automot Technol & Res Ctr, Tianjin 300300, Peoples R China

[5] Minist Ind & Informat Technol, Equipment Ind Dev Ctr, Beijing 100846, Peoples R China

关键词: Plug-in electric vehicle;    Vehicle market;    China;    United States;    Vehicle policy;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rser.2019.06.021

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The fast-growing light-duty plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market in China has important implications for both the global vehicle market and energy policies. From the perspective of demand pull-supply push, this study examines China's PEV market by reviewing sales, product performance, and government policies from the last decade; and by comparing it with the market in the United States, the study attempts to generate market dynamics insights to the Chinese PEV market. On the demand side, inexpensive, small-sized PEVs have contributed the most to the recent rapid increase in sales, but this trend is diminishing. The majority of Chinese PEV sales in recent years occurred in economically prosperous regions or cities that are able to supply lucrative monetary incentives and otherwise PEV purchasing and driving privileges to consumers. On the supply side, expansion of the PEV market, incentivized by government policies, enable young, privately-owned automakers to compete with the established automakers. Overall, the PEV market concentration ratio is still small: hundreds of PEV models and new PEV automakers are competing in China; but when it comes to some major local markets, PEV sales are commonly dominated by the local automakers. In the U.S. market, except for Tesla, the vast majority of PEV models are manufactured by established manufacturers of conventional vehicles. Demand-pull policies (e.g. direct monetary purchase incentives) are being transitioned to supply-push policies (e.g. special fuel economy credits for PEVs and PEV sales mandate) which will be major government measures to further stimulate PEV sales with less fiscal burden.

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