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Marie-Louise Arlt’s paper “Mobility and Income: Policy Insights to Support Public Electric Vehicle Charging Access” has been published in ACS Environmental Science & Technology. Together with her co-author Siobhan Powell, they  analyze the distribution and typology of public charging stations found in low-, mid-, and high-income communities across the US. Their results describe a robust neighborhood advantage, where high income in the surrounding area coincides with higher numbers of public stations in lower income block groups. They further show that station types in lower income areas are associated with shorter stops, suggesting such stations are designed to serve pass-through demand. Future income-based policies for public charging infrastructure should consider how new stations fit local residents’ mobility patterns and should use both local and neighborhood income to better target their support toward equal access for all future electric vehicle drivers. 

The article can be found here.