Analysis of Carbon Emission Reduction Potential of Electric Vehicles and Application of Carbon Inclusion

With the elevation of “carbon peaking” and “carbon neutrality” to the level of national strategic priorities, electric vehicles have garnered widespread attention due to their carbon reduction advantages. This paper uses carbon credits as the carrier of the carbon inclusion mechanism and establishes a method for forming carbon credits specifically for electric vehicle charging. Considering the need for aggregated trading, a two-tier trading model involving carbon aggregators and emission-controlled enterprises in a regional carbon inclusion market is designed and solved. The upper tier involves the economic models of the trading entities—carbon aggregators and emission-controlled enterprises—forming the supply-demand relationship between the two parties. The lower tier involves a regional carbon trading price decision model based on the supply-demand ratio. The results indicate that the proposed trading scheme, which integrates fragmented carbon inclusion resources and enables participation in regional carbon markets through electric vehicle charging, effectively expands the application scenarios and value of carbon inclusion. In the future, with technological advancements and policy support, the carbon inclusion mechanism is expected to play a more significant role in promoting electric vehicle adoption and achieving carbon reduction in the transportation sector, contributing to the realization of the “3060” goal.