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Six experts evaluated five criteria along with ten policy responses. While the weights of criteria are computed via the RANCOM method, the RAM approach ranks the policy responses. Moreover, the Compromise Fuzzy Ranking (CFR) method defines the consensus rankings via both positional ranks and preference scores. Furthermore, a three-stage comparative analysis is carried out for criteria weighting, policy responses ranking, and alternative consensus ranking. A sensitivity analysis is carried out including the consideration of experts\u2019 significance according to their experience and their omission. The findings indicated the most critical challenges were the scarcity in charging infrastructure and the affordability and accessibility issues. The resilient charging infrastructure is the most appropriate policy response. 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