Plug power. Social movements and electric vehicle charging stations in California, 1995–2012

Sunasir Dutta; Hayagreeva Rao; Ion Bogdan Vasi

doi:10.1108/S0733-558X20180000056003

Plug power. Social movements and electric vehicle charging stations in California, 1995–2012

Sunasir Dutta, Hayagreeva Rao, Ion Bogdan Vasi

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Do social movement organizations increase the supply of a public good? We address this question by investigating the role of generalist social movement organizations and technology-focused organizations for the development of the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in California from 1995 until 2012. We find that increases in the membership of Electric Auto Association (EAA) chapters in the cities of California enhanced the number of EV charging stations set up in each city. Our analyses also show that the organizational diversity of the environmental movement spurred the growth of EAA membership but did not directly increase the establishment of charging stations.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Research in the Sociology of Organizations
Publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Pages	21-52
Number of pages	32
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20180000056003
State	Published - 2018

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Name	Research in the Sociology of Organizations
Volume	56
ISSN (Print)	0733-558X

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Diffusion
Electric cars
Organizational diversity
Public goods
Social movements
Technology

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