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

Jackson Dorsey et al.

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy2025https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20220130article
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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. (JEL D12, H54, Q42, Q58, R41)

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@article{jackson2025,
  title        = {{Fueling Alternatives: Gas Station Choice and the Implications for Electric Charging}},
  author       = {Jackson Dorsey et al.},
  journal      = {American Economic Journal: Economic Policy},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20220130},
}

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0.52

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.47 × 0.4 = 0.19
M · momentum0.68 × 0.15 = 0.10
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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