Out with the Pipes, in with the Plugs : On the Economics of the Energy Transition in the Automobile Sector.

Summary The development of electric mobility is the main technological compromise that can allow the automotive sector to drastically reduce its greenhouse gas and local pollutant emissions. From the withdrawal of thermal vehicles to the integration of electric vehicles in the electrical system, this thesis studies several economic aspects of this energy transition.The first chapter empirically studies the effects of urban policies to restrict the circulation of the most polluting vehicles, by analyzing the behavior of car sellers on local second-hand markets.The second chapter theoretically studies the optimal conditions for the electrification of the car fleet. The second chapter theoretically investigates the optimal conditions for fleet electrification, including recommendations for the coordination of sectoral policies. The third chapter continues by detailing the interactions between electric mobility and photovoltaic energy. The fourth chapter discusses the distributional effects of grid access pricing in the presence of joint development of electric mobility and decentralized power generation sources.