"Spillover Benefits from EV Charging Stations to Local Businesses," with Qingran Li, Clarkson U

About the Talk
Expansion of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) fosters EV adoptions, leading to economic benefits to EV drivers and long-term environmental gains. These benefits, however, are not directly received by charging site hosts. In this New Energy: Conversations with Early-Career Energy Researchers talk, Professor Li discusses her research on local benefits of EVCS in terms of increased revenues for businesses near new EVCS establishments. She also talks about how these benefits are distributed across different communities.
About the Speaker
As a researcher in the interdisciplinary field of environmental economics, Qingran Li finds it important to closely tie her research to policy-related questions concerning a variety of stakeholders. The need to communicate scientific findings to regulators and the general audience constantly reminds her to explore and practice analytical tools that can deliver robust results. The challenge of policy-making in a world characterized by increasing uncertainties and environmental risks motivates Dr. Li's research about integrating climate change dynamics, human behavioral responses, and technology diffusion into long-run policy design.