Local Government Regulation of Electric-Mobility Platforms

Abstract

Background: Public institutions increasingly manage responsibilities connected with e-mobility, but the quality of implementation can vary markedly across organizations and jurisdictions.

Objective: We investigated the implementation of arrangements concerning e-mobility and identified organizational and regulatory factors linked to policy effectiveness and local regulation.

Methods: The study compared 14 jurisdictions or institutional settings using legal and policy documents, structured organizational evidence, and where relevant key-informant material. A common framework examined authority, coordination, transparency, procedural safeguards, enforcement, and implementation capacity.

Results: Three distinct approaches to e-mobility were evident across the cases. Settings that combined clear mandates, formal coordination, and review mechanisms achieved a 11% higher composite implementation score; fragmented responsibility was the common feature in cases experiencing delay or inconsistent enforcement.

Conclusion: Taken together, the results indicate that outcomes related to e-mobility are shaped by operational governance as well as formal rules. Accordingly, digital-platform rules require cross-organizational coordination and practical enforcement capacity to move from formal compliance to effective governance.

Study design: comparative municipal regulation study.

Publication history: Originally published in print on 15 June 2024, Volume 4, Article 13. Online abstract record added on 16 September 2026. Full-text PDF will be added when the digital galley is ready.