The effect of culture on energy efficient vehicle ownership

Filippini, Massimo; Wekhof, Tobias

doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2020.102400

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“…Possible interventions could look at factors related to differences between urban and suburban, rural living and possible region-specific cultural differences (Punzo et al, 2021). Cultural differences between French-speaking and Germanspeaking parts of Switzerland identified in our analysis are in line with previous findings and show that drivers in the Frenchspeaking region drive longer distances and have a stronger preference for fuel efficient cars (Filippini and Wekhof, 2021). The uptake of regional passes is less well explained by the model but structural factors indicating a link to rural and suburban access are significant predictors.…”

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Structural Equation Modeling as a Route to Inform Sustainable Policies: The Case of Private Transportation

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The availability of big data allows a wide range of predictive analyses that could inform policies for promoting sustainable behaviors. While providing great predictive power, adopted models fall short in explaining the underlying mechanisms of behavior. However, predictive analyses can be enhanced by complementary theory-based inferential analyses, guiding tailored policy design to focus on relevant response mechanisms. This paper illustrates the complementary value of multidisciplinary inferential models in informing large predictive models. We focus on Structural Equation Modeling, an approach suitable for a holistic examination of different pathways and hypotheses from multiple disciplines. Drawing on an interdisciplinary theoretical framework we develop an empirically tractable model and apply it to a sample of household data from Switzerland. The model focuses on the relationships that delineate the underlying mechanisms for energy consumption behaviors in the case of private transportation. The results are discussed in light of possible contributions to policies aiming at the promotion of sustainable travel behavior as well as data requirements for analyses relying on big data.

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Structural Equation Modeling as a Route to Inform Sustainable Policies: The Case of Private Transportation

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“…Collectivism is also found to influence the intention to adopt an electric vehicle positively [19,73]. Collectivism and altruism could contribute to a higher degree of environment concern, which leads to propensity to adopt fuel-efficient vehicles in Switzerland [74]. A positive and direct relationship between collectivism and intention to adopt an electric vehicle is also found by McLeay et al [75] and Nelson et al [61].…”

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“…With the overarching aim of collectivism focusing on interdependent relationships with others, prioritizing group benefit over personal benefit, maintaining harmony within the group, etc., the salient relationship between collectivism and pro-environmental behavior has been illustrated by multiple research [122][123][124]. Studies [26,74,75] have also illustrated a positive relationship between collectivism and adoption of electric vehicles.…”

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Moderating Effect of Collectivism on Chinese Consumers’ Intention to Adopt Electric Vehicles—An Adoption of VBN Framework

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Vehicle electrification has been promoted as an effective way to tackle environmental issues and the energy crisis worldwide. Being the largest auto market, China witnessed a dramatic increase of sale volume and market share of electric vehicles recently, while the incentives kept decreasing. Normative factors have been found to effectively explain consumers’ intention to adopt electric vehicles, but the mechanism remains to be discovered. One of the culture’s orientations, namely collectivism, has been proved to have significant impact on consumption behaviors, but the influence of collectivism on intention to adopt electric vehicles in China needs further discussion. Based on 433 questionnaires collected from Chinese consumers, this study adopted the Value–Belief–Norm (VBN) framework and examined collectivism as a moderator variable on the relationship between personal norms and intention to adopt electric vehicles. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 27 and PLS-SEM (SmartPLS 3). The results show that the VBN framework successfully explains the intention to adopt electric vehicles of Chinese consumers, and collectivism has a significant positive moderating effect on the relationship between personal norms and intention to adopt electric vehicles. Insights and suggestions from theoretical and managerial perspectives on how to accelerate electric vehicle adoption are discussed for marketers, policymakers and industry practitioners.

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“…Social normative intervention as a policy tool has received much attention recently [21]. Structural background and cultural factors can affect people's participation in PEB [22][23][24][25]. For example, social norms better predict PEB in Israeli people [22].…”

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The Perception of Environmental Information Disclosure on Rural Residents’ Pro-Environmental Behavior

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Wang

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Rural residents’ pro-environmental behavior plays a critical role in rural environmental governance. This paper examines how the perception of government environmental information disclosure (EID) can promote rural residents’ pro-environmental behavior (PEB) using a questionnaire survey. Using Zhejiang province of China as a case study, we designed a four-stage mixed sampling method, which yielded 783 valid responses. We used ordinary least squares (OLS), an ordinal logit model and a mediation effect model to draw our conclusions. The results indicated that the EID had a positive impact on the PEB of rural residents. It is also evident that personal environmental concerns (PECs) play a partially mediating role between EID and PEB. Moreover, the impact of EID on PEB is heterogeneous in terms of residents’ age and workplace. This research contributes to insights into the promotion of guiding rural residents’ PEB and improving ecological environment management.

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The effect of culture on energy efficient vehicle ownership

Cited by 17 publications

References 70 publications

Structural Equation Modeling as a Route to Inform Sustainable Policies: The Case of Private Transportation

Structural Equation Modeling as a Route to Inform Sustainable Policies: The Case of Private Transportation

Moderating Effect of Collectivism on Chinese Consumers’ Intention to Adopt Electric Vehicles—An Adoption of VBN Framework

The Perception of Environmental Information Disclosure on Rural Residents’ Pro-Environmental Behavior

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