An exploration of electric-car mobility in Greece: A stakeholders’ perspective
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Ilias Geronikolos; Dimitris Potoglou
- Source
- Case Studies on Transport Policy. 9:906-912
- Subject
- business.product_category
media_common.quotation_subject
Geography, Planning and Development
Population
0211 other engineering and technologies
Transportation
Legislation
02 engineering and technology
Promotion (rank)
0502 economics and business
Electric vehicle
media_common.cataloged_instance
European union
education
Industrial organization
media_common
050210 logistics & transportation
education.field_of_study
Government
business.industry
05 social sciences
021107 urban & regional planning
Urban Studies
Incentive
Business
Electricity
- Language
- ISSN
- 2213-624X
Following the directives set by the European Union, Greece is entering a transition phase towards electromobility. The presence of electric vehicles on the Greek market is currently low relative to other countries. The Greek government has recently established new legislation introducing financial and tax incentives towards electric vehicle purchase for both private owners and companies. This paper investigates the perspectives of a group of stakeholders in response to this government initiative. Findings indicated that the financial and tax incentives set by the Greek government were a good first step towards the promotion of electric vehicles. However, aiming at an increased penetration rate of electric vehicles on the Greek market requires strategic allocation of public charging infrastructure and national coverage to enable electric vehicles to travel within and out of the urban core. Incentives should be also considerate of different socio-economic segments of the population to prevent inequalities and match their preferences. Also, the electricity provider should ensure that the network would be able to withstand the increased electricity demand that the public charging points and electric vehicles would require. Finally, successful transition towards electromobility would require promotion of electric vehicles as an act of environmental consciousness.