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both landscape and regime level, for example, the system locks itself in
through constructed infrastructure, traffic rules and regulations, expertise
(in terms of personnel and beliefs), travel routines, cultural values around
enjoyment, status and freedom, and incumbent industries.
7.5 PolIcy suggestIons for a more Just
and sustaInable transItIon
Nonetheless, the sustainability credentials of EVs can be captured by an
aggressive and proactive policy. If EVs are determined by policymakers to
play an essential role in national climate change mitigation plans, our data
Table 7.2 Positive and negative synergies with electric mobility and
sustainability
Dimension
Reinforces sustainable
automobility
Reinforces unsustainable
mobility
Intermodality
Use of EV within systems of
intermodality, in combination
with measures to discourage car
use
Use of EV in systems that
encourage excessive driving
and EVs as second or third
(luxury) cars
Desire for motorised
transport
Substitution of cars and scooters Increase in car-based mobility
Organised car sharing Use of EVs in car sharing/
ride-sharing schemes
Increase in preferences for
private, single-occupancy
driving practices
Increases in mobility Implemented in tandem with
active transport planning
(walking, cycling)
Extra car trips, multiple car
ownership, displaces
enthusiasm for cycling
Zero-carbon and low
carbon electricity
Use of EV in countries with
decarbonised electricity grids
Use of EV in countries with
coal-based electricity
Smart grids
Charging at off-peak times and
storage for peak demand
Charging at peak times with
no storage
Critical materials
scarcity
Efficient manufacturing
techniques with an appreciation
for externalities with battery
recycling
Inefficient and polluting
manufacturing techniques with
no battery recycling
Employment,
competitiveness, and
growth
Designed and promoted by
sustainable firms with a focus on
innovation and entrepreneurship
Coopted and marginalised by
transnational conglomerates
with little desire for social
change
Source: Sovacool (2017)
Note: EV = Electric vehicle
B. SOVACOOL
both landscape and regime level, for example, the system locks itself in
through constructed infrastructure, traffic rules and regulations, expertise
(in terms of personnel and beliefs), travel routines, cultural values around
enjoyment, status and freedom, and incumbent industries.
7.5 PolIcy suggestIons for a more Just
and sustaInable transItIon
Nonetheless, the sustainability credentials of EVs can be captured by an
aggressive and proactive policy. If EVs are determined by policymakers to
play an essential role in national climate change mitigation plans, our data
Table 7.2 Positive and negative synergies with electric mobility and
sustainability
Dimension
Reinforces sustainable
automobility
Reinforces unsustainable
mobility
Intermodality
Use of EV within systems of
intermodality, in combination
with measures to discourage car
use
Use of EV in systems that
encourage excessive driving
and EVs as second or third
(luxury) cars
Desire for motorised
transport
Substitution of cars and scooters Increase in car-based mobility
Organised car sharing Use of EVs in car sharing/
ride-sharing schemes
Increase in preferences for
private, single-occupancy
driving practices
Increases in mobility Implemented in tandem with
active transport planning
(walking, cycling)
Extra car trips, multiple car
ownership, displaces
enthusiasm for cycling
Zero-carbon and low
carbon electricity
Use of EV in countries with
decarbonised electricity grids
Use of EV in countries with
coal-based electricity
Smart grids
Charging at off-peak times and
storage for peak demand
Charging at peak times with
no storage
Critical materials
scarcity
Efficient manufacturing
techniques with an appreciation
for externalities with battery
recycling
Inefficient and polluting
manufacturing techniques with
no battery recycling
Employment,
competitiveness, and
growth
Designed and promoted by
sustainable firms with a focus on
innovation and entrepreneurship
Coopted and marginalised by
transnational conglomerates
with little desire for social
change
Source: Sovacool (2017)
Note: EV = Electric vehicle
B. SOVACOOL