Realizing the Electric Vehicle Revolution

20 Electric vehicle technologies (EVs) have emerged as an important climate mitigation and energy 21 security pathway. Current research demonstrating the potential benefits of EVs has largely hinged on 22 technological and engineering design breakthroughs. However, in order for electric motive systems to 23 scale up to a level necessary to realize such benefits will require crucial shifts in agent behaviour in 24 both supply and demand. We address this gap by assessing both technical and non-technical barriers 25 and opportunities for rapid EV commercialization. We show the importance of considering key 26 interactions between technology performance, infrastructure build, and consumer behaviour across 27 different spatial and temporal scales. Our hope is that a more integrated analysis will better inform 28 planning for the transition towards a future electric transport system, while highlighting the need for 29 bringing together the technical and behavioural sciences to support this endeavour. 30 31 32