Evaluating low-carbon policy alternatives to support electric vehicle transition: evidence from Bogota-Colombia

Abstract

The transition from fuel-based vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is fundamental in the decarbonisation process of countries – it has become an option to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). This transition involves transformations of the transport sector that are influenced by transport policy. However, policy makers sometimes experience delays in implementing such a policy, which produces drawbacks in the long-term. The paper aims to assess low-carbon policy alternatives for mitigating the delays in the electric vehicles transition, supported by a simulation model. To simulate, the model uses the historical data of pollution and temperature generated by the Bogota’s transport sector in Colombia. Results contribute to understanding the role of low-carbon policy on the reduction of CO2 emissions in the transport sector. Also, a dynamic perspective shows how the EVs transition in the case of Colombia influences on the desired target policy, such as the Paris Agreement and the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC).