Fueling Alternatives: Gas Station Choice and the Implications for Electric Charging

82 Pages Posted: 14 Mar 2022 Last revised: 5 Jul 2024

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Jackson Dorsey

Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics & Public Policy,

Ashley Langer

University of Arizona

Shaun McRae

ITAM, Centro de Investigación Económica

Date Written: March 2022

Abstract

This paper quantifies the value of electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and the marginal value of network speed and density. We estimate a model of gasoline drivers’ refueling preferences and simulate how these potential future EV drivers value refueling time under counterfactual charging networks. Drivers value refueling time at $19.73/hour. EV adopters with home charging receive $675 per vehicle in benefits from avoiding travel to gas stations, whereas refueling travel and waiting time costs $7,763 for drivers using public charging. Increasing network charging speed yields three times greater time savings than a proportional increase in station density.

Suggested Citation

Dorsey, Jackson and Langer, Ashley and McRae, Shaun, Fueling Alternatives: Gas Station Choice and the Implications for Electric Charging (March 2022). NBER Working Paper No. w29831, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4056785

Jackson Dorsey (Contact Author)

Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics & Public Policy, ( email )

Bloomington, IN 47405
United States

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Ashley Langer

University of Arizona ( email )

Shaun McRae

ITAM, Centro de Investigación Económica ( email )

Camino a Santa Teresa No. 930
Col. Héroes de Padierna
Ciudad de México
Mexico

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