A review of factors influencing consumer intentions to adopt battery electric vehicles

Li, Wenbo; Long, Ruyin; Chen, Hong; Geng, Jichao

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.076

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“…The adoption of electric vehicles has been shown to depend on a combination of psychological and socio-economic factors expressed as consumer attitudes, environmental attitudes and awareness, symbolism and self-identity, diffusion of innovation, and emotional responses [4]. Using different perspectives, influential factors have been grouped into socio-economic variables, psychological factors, mobility condition, and social influence [5], or demographic, situational, and psychological [6]. From the operational perspective, the characteristics of electric vehicles also affect purchasing decisions.…”

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Factors Affecting the Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in the European Union

Christidis

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2019

Energies

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This paper explores the factors affecting the uptake of hybrid and electric vehicles in the European Union (EU) using data from two extensive cross-sectional surveys. Each survey consists of 26,500 responses to a questionnaire that combines socio-economic and behavioral aspects. The share of respondents across the EU stating that they would certainly or probably consider purchasing a hybrid or a battery-powered electric vehicle (H&EV) in the near future rose from 32% in 2014 to 37.4% in 2018. There is, however, a high variability among EU member states, as well as across different socio-economic groups. Propensity is highly correlated with income, educational attainment, and urbanization level. In order to address the high degree of collinearity, we applied a machine learning classification model to analyze and explain the interaction between the variables that affected the expressed propensity to purchase such a vehicle. The findings highlight something largely missing from the literature, namely that local conditions and regional variation are a major, if not decisive, factor regarding purchasing choices. Seen from a policy perspective, this conclusion may provide guidance regarding how to support the take up of H&EVs through measures that are tailored to the specific needs at the local level.

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Factors Affecting the Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in the European Union

Christidis

Focas

2019

Energies

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“…In order for Bangladesh to make headway in building a low carbon society, legal instruments on RE are in dire need of institutional patronage to ensure level playing fields for all key players, the stakeholders, and the general public. Since it is undeniable that energy is the key antecedent for wide-scale development in the global arena, ensuring this development is sustainable and counters inequality and remains inclusive for all segments of the population is equally relevant [125]. The government agencies are not the only ones who should make efforts.…”

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Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth and Development: An Evaluation of Law and Policy of Bangladesh

Karim

Islam

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Sustainability

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Bangladesh's constant growth with an annual 6% plus Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for more than the last two decades and achievements in other socio-economic metrics in recent times is impressive and recognized by various global authoritative bodies. The extent of overwhelming economic ventures in the private sector coupled with the commitments of the government clearly demonstrates the transformation of the country from a primarily agro-based economy to one influenced by the manufacturing and service sectors. Bangladesh is fortunate to have fossil fuel reserves on a limited scale, though these are not enough to run the ongoing massive scale development activities, both in private and public sectors. Thus, the constant and uninterrupted supply of energy at an affordable price remains a serious concern for the successive governments. Therefore, this issue of supply of constant energy has turned to be an important part in the national development agenda. Besides, the country is one of the worst victim nations of the devastating effects of global warming and climate change. As Bangladesh is geographically located in a favorable place in the world map with the availability of plenty of renewable energy sources (RES), the policymakers started to take initiatives leading to exploiting these sources to meet the energy demand of the country. There are both prospects and administrative, legal, technological, socio-cultural and environmental challenges. To address these challenges, it requires comprehensive policy initiatives. A good number of technical and scientific research containing findings and recommendations are available. This paper, which is based on adopting a qualitative research methodology where the contents of secondary sources were analyzed, is an initial attempt to highlight the renewable energy developments in Bangladesh, and subsequently, to evaluate the relevant legal and policy initiatives in the light of international best practices. We advance several recommendations that the stakeholders can consider exploiting RES effectively to attain inclusive, equitable and sustainable development in Bangladesh. These include, inter alia: (1) Enhancing government participation to lead the development of renewable energy (RE); (2) ensuring localization of RE technology; (3) reducing the expenses of energy generation through RES and providing assistance in initial investments; (4) introducing comprehensive legal and regulatory policy for the development of RE industry in Bangladesh; and (5) conducting effective public awareness. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5774 2 of 30 every year [25], and starting from 2014, more than 164 nations have embraced the renewables targets 199 [26]. In 2012, the utilization of RES helped to provide up to 13.2% of the worldwide essential energy 200 supply. The same figure rose to 22% of worldwide power usage in 2013. It was estimated that this 201 number is expected to rise to 26% in 2020. To share this in a practical setting, this number is greater 202 than the current overall power demands...

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“…Since electric vehicle users are still a minority, the social pressure on drivers of conventional vehicles is not that strong. Nevertheless, the BEV can function as a symbol to display social status or a unique identity [17]. People showing an environmentally conscious self-identity have a high potential to adapt to BEV.…”

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“…Nevertheless, stated preference experiments on BEVs, where potential customers articulate their attitudes without having any real experience of the product, leads to skepticism instead of an increased perception of product value, and therefore may lead to a lowered intent to purchase. According to Li et al [17], purchase intention is very important to the popularization of BEVs and the development of the industry.…”

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The Effects of a First-Time Experience on the Evaluation of Battery Electric Vehicles by Potential Consumers

2019

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In some countries, such as Norway, there is significant growth in the proportion of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) among new registrations. This is not the case in Germany, where less than 1% of all newly registered vehicles are electric cars. This disparity raises the questions of whether the performance factors of current BEVs (e.g., driving range) are able to compete with petrol-powered cars and how they are perceived by potential customers. Using marketing methods, car manufacturers can influence attitudes towards products and increase purchase intentions. Most prior studies used experiments in different settings to find out the perceived value of BEVs among potential customers, taking into account a longer perspective. There are no prior studies on the influence of short test drives on the value perception of BEVs. The main objective of this article was to explore and assess the effects of a first-time experience on the evaluation of BEVs by potential consumers in the German market (around the city of Münster, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region). We utilized the concept of a sensory marketing approach in the form of a short (10–15 min) test drive experiment. The results showed that perceptions, in terms of acquisition costs and acceleration/driving pleasure in particular, are developing positively. Other increasing values are maintenance and energy costs, engine/battery reliability, range in km, and driving comfort. In addition, the perception of all other performance factors has developed positively. Also, willingness to buy a BEV increased after the short test drive. The experiment shows that short test drives with BEVs are a suitable means to support the widespread promotion of electric cars.

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A review of factors influencing consumer intentions to adopt battery electric vehicles

Cited by 396 publications

References 51 publications

Factors Affecting the Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in the European Union

Factors Affecting the Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in the European Union

Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth and Development: An Evaluation of Law and Policy of Bangladesh

The Effects of a First-Time Experience on the Evaluation of Battery Electric Vehicles by Potential Consumers

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