Erich Muehlegger’s research while affiliated with University of California, Davis and other places

... Traditional demand response (DR) approaches primarily depend on inflexible, predetermined load-shifting strategies designed for large industrial or commercial users, often managed through centralized control by energy providers [2]. However, there is a mismatch between the dynamic, real-time characteristics of EV charging demands and the static, rigid framework of traditional DR approaches, underscoring the need for more intelligent, adaptive, and real-time DR strategies [3][4][5] to ...

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Artificial Intelligence-Driven Optimal Charging Strategy for Electric Vehicles and Impacts on Electric Power Grid

... Mainly driven by its environmental benefits, government policies worldwide have widely supported the adoption of EVs by initiating tax credits and distributing subsidies. Some transportation equity discourses argue that their incentive policies provide fewer benefits to low-income households (Liu et al. 2022); however, generally, incentive programs do increase the sales of EVs (Jenn et al. 2018;Muehlegger and Rapson 2022). With ongoing promotions, the EV market is expected to grow more rapidly in the coming years. ...

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Built environment and public electric vehicle charging: an investigation using POI data and computer vision

... High initial costs prevent many potential EV users from taking the plunge even though they will eventually save money in the long term. Research indicates that government subsidies including purchase incentives combined with tax breaks and free financing promote substantial EV market growth (Muehlegger and Rapson, 2023). The rapid growth of EV market penetration in Norway as well as China and the Netherlands stems from their robust incentive programs while regions that lack subsidies show slower adoption. ...

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Consumer and Economic Influences on Electric Vehicle Adoption: The Mediating Role of Attitudes and the Moderating Effect of Demographics

... Sustainability 2025, 17, 3282 2 of 20 profitability of electric taxis considering electricity prices [14][15][16][17]. The impacts of energy prices on personal/shared electric vehicle operation have also been analyzed in several studies [18][19][20][21][22]. The influence of these factors on operating costs is not visible through standard fuel economy ratings. ...

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Impact of Regional and Seasonal Characteristics on Battery Electric Vehicle Operational Costs in the U.S.

... EVs comprise 18% of all car sales now, up from 14% in 2022 and 2% in 2018, indicating rapid global adoption [4]. This rapid adoption has intensified competition in the automotive industry, leading to a significant rise in product commoditization and a growing emphasis on service quality as a key differentiation [5][6][7][8][9]. Modern consumers, particularly the younger generation, place a greater emphasis on environmental sustainability, intelligence, and personalized experiences [10]. ...

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Beyond the Battery: The Impact of Cultural Factor on Electric Vehicle Consumers’ Service Quality Expectations in Dealerships

... Consumer cost savings from EVs vary, with some households experiencing net benefits from choosing EVs over ICEVs, even after accounting for EV subsidies [8]. However, the economic benefits of EVs extend beyond consumer savings, encompassing external costs and benefits such as reduced oil demand, which is projected to peak around 2025 with the use of EVs displacing more than 5 million barrels/day by 2030 [9]. Crafting an optimal policy framework for Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption necessitates the promotion of regional diversity in policies, the pursuit of a dynamic policy trajectory reflective of evolving marginal benefits, and the rationalization of electricity and gasoline prices to encompass their respective social marginal costs [9]. ...

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Integration Impacts of EVs on Power Systems, Economy, Environment, and Society: A Bibliometricassisted Mini Review

... Compared to a more unequal distribution of income (Y A , Y B ), with a mean WTP (WTP), a more equal distribution of income (Y′ A , Y′ B ) increases mean WTP ( ′ WTP ) for the same mean income ( ′ WTP = WTP − WTP > Δ 0), if the constant income elasticity of WTP is below unity. (Fullerton and Muehlegger, 2017). This means that these policies put a disproportionate burden on poorer households (Bento, 2013;Fullerton, 2011). ...

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Economic Inequality and the Value of Nature

... (3) Infrastructure characteristics, including sluggish and rapid-charge networks, commercial and charging public infrastructures, and home-recharging infrastructures [56]; (4) Financial, nonfinancial, and social attributes: free parking spots, price reduction, government subsidy policies, health policies and safety policies [57], tax-discount policies, and penalty policies for petrol-fueled vehicles [58]; (5) Brand attributes: design, brand reputation, and credibility [59]. ...

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Reasons Why Only Kuwaiti Citizens Drive Electric Vehicles Despite Being Only a Quarter of the Population

... Project Description: According to Herrnstadt et al. (2021), air pollution can alter people's cognition and lead to higher violent crime rates. As Baltimore City has one of the highest crime rates in the United States, the project examines whether the same conclusion can be established. ...

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FIRE Sustainability Analytics: An Innovative Approach to Engaging Undergraduate Students in Economics Research

... In addition to the timing-based criteria, we require incident-specific clean control stores to be located between 30 to 50 miles from the respective victimized store (which we refer to as unaffected local markets). These conditions ensure a sizeable control group that is comparable to our treatment group while at the same time minimizing confounding effects from spillovers to nearby stores (Muehlegger and Sweeney, 2022). 4 Our paper is one of the first to extend the stacked DiD framework to spatial criteria, contributing to the advancing literature on this methodology (Cengiz et al., 2019;Deshpande and Li, 2019;Butters et al., 2022;Wing et al., 2024). ...

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The Pass-through of Retail Crime