Improving electric vehicle sales may require solving unique chicken and egg problem

Feb. 13, 2015
Subsidizing construction of charging stations possibly a cheaper way to reach US sales goals than tax incentives

In 2011, an important national priority was declared: Put 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. Since then, sales of plug-in electric vehicles have risen and continue to rise, but they pale when compared to sales of conventional vehicles.