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

Jackson Dorsey, Ashley Langer and Shaun McRae

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2025, vol. 17, issue 1, 362-400

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-codes: D12 H54 Q42 Q58 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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