Comparing high-end and low-end early adopters of battery electric vehicles

Hardman, Scott; Shiu, Eric; Steinberger‐Wilckens, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2016.03.010

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“…As such, cost and functional barriers to EVs adoption by mainstream consumers will be reduced (Coffman, 2017). At the same time, the lower running and maintenance costs (Hardman et al, 2016) and the perceived environmental benefits (Degirmenci & Breitner, 2017) are aspects of EVs which are compared favourably to ICEVs. Since EVsas well as certain shared modes (e.g., ridesourcing services)are becoming more commonplace, familiarity and trust will increase and social norms will evolve, facilitating their adoption.…”

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User decision-making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility

Whittle

Whitmarsh

Haggar

et al. 2019

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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Mobility affords a range of benefits, but there are environmental, social and economic problems associated with current transport systems. Innovations to address these issues include novel technologies (e.g., electric and autonomous vehicles; EVs, AVs), and new business models and social practices (e.g., shared mobility). Yet, far more attention by policy-makers and researchers has been paid to the technical aspects of a low-carbon mobility transition than to social or psychological aspects, or the role of the user. In this paper, we integrate insights from the multi-level perspective on transitions and socio-psychological literature and draw on transport expert interview (N=11) data, to examine (a) what influences current attitudes and behaviours in respect of EVs and AVs, and shared mobility, and (b) how this may change in the years to come. We argue that technological change may be most compatible with the transport regime (dominated by personal car-based mobility) but potentially affords a narrower range of sustainability benefits, while mobility substitution (e.g., reducing the need to travel through tele-working or -shopping) may be most challenging for both policy-makers and publics, while potentially addressing a wider range of sustainability problems associated with the transport regime. Shared mobility options sit somewhere in between and challenge certain aspects of the regime (e.g., status associated with car ownership) while offering certain environmental, social and economic benefits. For all three areas of innovation, policy interventions need to address the needs, preferences, experiences and identities of users if they are to be effective and sustainable.2 KeywordsLow-carbon mobility, transition, multi-level perspective, psychology, decision-making Highlights-We provide a psychologically-informed discussion of the transition to low-carbon mobility.-Our analysis highlights nuances in the interaction between individuals and infrastructures, and how 'lock-in' is experienced in different ways.-Users fulfil important social as well as economic functions in innovation processes.-Social and psychological factors (identity, emotions, etc.), as well as physical environment and infrastructures, constrain and foster innovation. AcknowledgementsThe review on which this article is based was funded by the UK Government Office of Science's Foresight Future of Mobility Programme. We gratefully acknowledge the time provided by interviewees to participate in the research, as well as the helpful comments of reviewers in improving the manuscript.3

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User decision-making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility

Whittle

Whitmarsh

Haggar

et al. 2019

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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“…Therefore, the majority of previous studies have analyzed the stated preference of consumers through surveys, mainly for countries in which the EVs are relatively more deployed than others. For example, US [14,[23][24][25][26], China [8,16,27], Norway [28], Sweden [4,29], Netherlands [30], UK [31], Germany [17], and Spain [15] were studied and some of the research were conducted from a global perspective [18,32]. In the eco-car market, the consumer's "attitude-action gap" is significant [19,20], so the research based on the stated preferences have limitations in that they are often far from what is actually happening in the actual market [23,33].…”

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“…As the EV market is an emerging market, then the amount of publicly available data is somewhat lacking. For this reason, the existing works of literature mostly carried out the survey regarding the specific circumstances for which consumers would buy EVs [14][15][16], or who would buy EVs [17,18]. However, there exists the "attitude-action gap" of consumers in an emerging market, especially the market for green innovation products [19,20].…”

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Key Drivers behind the Adoption of Electric Vehicle in Korea: An Analysis of the Revealed Preferences

Kim

Heo

2019

Sustainability

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Electrification of passenger cars is one of the most popular ways to decarbonize the transportation sector and to reduce local air pollutants. Many researches have tried to examine what will be the driving factors to achieve the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). In this study, we analyzed the factors for EV adoption with the data of revealed preference from 2013 to 2017 in Korea. Analyses showed that the driving range of EVs and financial incentives have a positive impact on EV deployment. Also, the driving range is found to be the most critical factor explaining the market growth of EVs. The results suggest that technical improvement increases the value of EVs and in turn raises the probability of consumers’ decision to purchase EVs. Financial incentive as well can encourage consumers to buy EVs, however, is not strong enough to create transitions from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to EVs.

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“…For instance, our results could be useful for understanding likely factors affecting adoption rates of electric vehicles. The literature on electric vehicle adoption considers socio‐economic factors, focusing on income as a measure of economic capability (Sierzchula et al ; Hardman et al ), similar to the solar literature. Our findings are also of potential use for understanding future patterns in household solar PV adoption in other countries.…”

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Understanding the determinants of rooftop solar installation: evidence from household surveys in Australia

Best

Burke

Nishitateno

2019

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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Australia is a world leader in household uptake of solar photovoltaic systems. In this paper, we use household‐level data to identify economic, social, and environmental factors that influence actual uptake and the intention to install. We find that higher net wealth is generally associated with higher likelihood to install. Households that have mortgages, that spend more on electricity, and that pay higher average electricity prices are more likely to intend to install. Environmental preferences and related behaviours, property tenure, and space constraints are associated with both actual uptake and intention to install. We use data from the Survey of Income and Housing of 2015‐16 and the Household Energy Consumption Survey of 2012.

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Comparing high-end and low-end early adopters of battery electric vehicles

Cited by 119 publications

References 31 publications

User decision-making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility

User decision-making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility

Key Drivers behind the Adoption of Electric Vehicle in Korea: An Analysis of the Revealed Preferences

Understanding the determinants of rooftop solar installation: evidence from household surveys in Australia

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