Business opportunities and the socio-economic benefits of an all-electric vehicle Arcata
Graduation Date
2015
Document Type
Project
Program
Other
Program
Project (M.B.A.)--Humboldt State University, Business Administration, 2015
Committee Chair Name
Harinder Singh
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
California, Humboldt State University -- Projects -- Business Administration, Electric vehicle, Climate crisis, Arcata, Fossil fuel use
Abstract
This project will examine the policies, business opportunities and economic impacts that will be necessary for Arcata to become 100% electric vehicle (EV) city. The focus of this work is to get the maximum adoption of EVs in all of Humboldt County by learning from cities that are currently engaging in promoting EVs. This paper will focus on the following cities: Barcelona, Portland, Amsterdam, Stockholm and EV Town. Early EV adoption is an opportunity to embrace new technology in an environmentally sound way. This movement goes beyond the norm to imagining a new future to keep the earth thriving for future generations. Establishing local infrastructure is also a marketing strategy to open up new forms of tourism to the area. This will bring in a fleet of EV owners to visit the community as an environmental leader. The goal of achieving a 100% EV city would benefit Arcata in that there will be no longer a dependence on foreign oil.
Recommended Citation
Ayala, Jessica, "Business opportunities and the socio-economic benefits of an all-electric vehicle Arcata" (2015). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 1964.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/1964
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/np193c52x