A New Study Maps the EV Transition Through a Justice Lens

18 Jan 2023 | Abstracted from Anthropocene Magazine

"..the researchers found that even with a switch to electric vehicles, more than half of low-income households would still spend more than 4% of income on transportation energy...That proportion rises to more than three-quarters if home charging is unavailable

...to reduce these disparities, policymakers should subsidize charging infrastructure, work to reduce electricity costs, and make public transit, cycling, and car sharing more accessible"

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