Enablers and Barriers to the Adoption of Alternatively Powered Buses

Straten, Pascal Van Der; Wiegmans, Bart; Schelling, Ab

doi:10.1080/01441640701248518

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“…Several previous studies indicated that compatibility, utilitarian factors (Ewing, 2000;van der Straten and Wiegmans, 2007), price-related factors (Kodjak, 2012;, and enough facilities are the core antecedents of using alternative powered transportation services and renewable energy technologies; however, this study found that these factors can differ, reflecting the drivers' culture.…”

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Analysis of electric-powered taxis: A cross national study

Park

Kim

Han

et al. 2014

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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Articles you may be interested inAn efficient wireless power transfer system with security considerations for electric vehicle applicationsWith rapidly increasing interest in several significant environmental and transportation issues, namely, greenhouse gas emissions, there have been several attempts to transition the current transportation systems and vehicles to more environment-friendly vehicles. Following this trend, this study aimed to investigate drivers' motivations for adopting electric-powered taxis in two representative nations, South Korea and the U.S. This study conducted a main survey and collected data from professional taxidrivers in the U.S. and South Korea to explore the differences between the two nations. In addition, an integrated adoption model for electric-powered taxis was proposed and a structural equation modelling method was employed to test the model. The results indicated that usefulness, services and system quality, and trust were positive factors that could predict driver acceptance of electric-powered taxis, while perceived risks and cost showed negative effects on acceptance. In addition, the driver acceptance patterns of two nations are significantly different. The results also illustrated that there are different sets of circumstances with various implications for practice and academia. Based on the findings of the current study, we examine its implications and limitations, as well as the potential for future studies. V C 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.

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Analysis of electric-powered taxis: A cross national study

Park

Kim

Han

et al. 2014

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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“…CVs enjoy an economic advantage, which increases consumer resistance to purchasing EVs, which are typically priced higher [53]. This relative advantage (i.e., the lower purchase price of internal combustion vehicles) is recognized as a major barrier against the uptake of EVs [11,68]. Other economic factors, such as battery replacement cost, fuel cost, and access to credit, can be considered as disadvantageous to the diffusion of EVs.…”

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“…Conflicts of interest between stakeholders and poor implementation limit the development of the EV-related standards and infrastructure necessary for their diffusion [10]. The relatively higher price of an EV compared to that of a CV serves as a crucial barrier; however, environmental benefits could be the main enabler for EV uptake among consumers [11]. Addressing these barriers is crucial to the diffusion of EVs.…”

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Identification and Analysis of Barriers against Electric Vehicle Use

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Electric vehicles (EVs) can be considered an alternative technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. However, numerous barriers need to be overcome in this regard. This study is aimed at presenting the framework for the identification and analysis of barriers against the use of EVs. Then, the framework was applied to identify the challenges and rank them in order of importance against the diffusion of EVs in Nepal. Seventeen barriers were identified from previous studies, reports, policy documents, and interactions with experts. The identified barriers were classified into five categories: technical, policy, economic, infrastructure, and social. Then, a comparative survey was performed to obtain experts’ opinions on the identified barriers and the analytical hierarchical process was used to analyze and rank them. The results revealed that infrastructure, policy, economic, and technical barriers pose more pressing concerns than social barriers. The lack of charging stations, relatively higher purchase price of EVs compared to internal combustion vehicles, and poor long-term planning and goal setting on the part of the government were ranked as the top three barriers against EV uptake in Nepal. This framework can be applied to replicate the study in other countries, taking their inherent relevant factors into account.

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“…Nijkamp, 1994, Nijkamp et al, 1995. During this period, many experiments to develop a more sustainable transport infrastructure have been held with a variety of success (van den Bergh et al, 2007, van der Straten et al, 2007. But, so far, any progress in this respect to reach a more sustainable transport infrastructure has been offset by a more intensive use of transportation.…”

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Dealing with Dilemma’s: How Can Experiments Contribute to a More Sustainable Mobility System?

Bruijne

Riet²,

Haan

et al. 2010

European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research

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Sustainable mobility has proved to be a perennial challenge to realize. Scholars have argued that experiments could point the way forward towards sustainable mobility (cf. Loorbach, 2007, Markard and Truffer, 2008). In doing so, literature attributes a vital but complex task to those who engage in experiments. However, an important knowledge gap pertains to whether and how experiments contribute to learning about transitions and in what way they should be managed to break-up the more or less inertial mobility governance system. This paper aims to analyze how state-of-the-art literature on the governance of multi-actor systems considers experiments to contribute to transitions and highlight key dilemma’s that professionals engaged in the management of experimental face in the day-to-day management and decision making processes during the experiment. The paper will highlight these dilemmas and choices and illustrate their importance for experiments in the field of transportation and more specifically in the specific context of the Dutch mobility system and the TRANSUMO research program. Identifying these dilemma’s benefits practitioners who are engaged in the management of experiments to more consciously reflect on and include issues of second-order learning in the day-to-day management and decision making during the experiment to reach a more sustainable mobile system.

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Enablers and Barriers to the Adoption of Alternatively Powered Buses

Cited by 21 publications

References 12 publications

Analysis of electric-powered taxis: A cross national study

Analysis of electric-powered taxis: A cross national study

Identification and Analysis of Barriers against Electric Vehicle Use

Dealing with Dilemma’s: How Can Experiments Contribute to a More Sustainable Mobility System?

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