Abstract
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been proposed as a major technology to achieve substantial reduction in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission. Since the limited driving range is one dominant factor that constrains consumer adoption, battery charging stations play a significant role in reducing consumers' range anxiety. Using Tesla¡¯s state level data in the U.S., this study investigates the spatial network effects of focal and neighborhood states¡¯ battery charging stations in the EVs¡¯ adoption. The results suggest asymmetric and spatial network effects in several ways. While the vehicle demand in a focal state is more strongly influenced by the expansion of charging network than in the other direction, the more charging stations in neighboring states result in lower adoption of EVs in the focal state. However, the growth of registered EVs in neighboring states leads to more development of charging stations in the focal state. Further, two types of Tesla's charging stations, supercharger (SC) and destination charging (DC), present the different spatial network effects on EVs¡¯ adoption. We discuss the theoretical and policy implications of these findings.
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