Consumer purchase intentions for electric vehicles: Is green more important than price and range?
In view of global warming and climate change, a transition from combustion to electric vehicles (EVs) can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. However, high acquisition costs and short driving ranges are considered to be main factors which impede the diffusion of EVs. Since electricity needs to be produced from renewable energy sources for EVs to be a true green alternative, the environmental performance of EVs is also presumed to be an important factor. This paper investigates the role of environmental performance compared to price value and range confidence regarding consumer purchase intentions for EVs. To develop their hypothesis, the authors interview 40 end-user subjects about their beliefs toward EVs. Then, the authors perform 167 test drives with a plug-in battery EV and conduct a survey with the participants to test the hypothesis. Results of a structural equation modeling support the hypothesis that the environmental performance of EVs is a stronger predictor of attitude and thus purchase intention than price value and range confidence.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Degirmenci, Kenan
- Breitner, Michael H
- Publication Date: 2017-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 250-260
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
- Volume: 51
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1361-9209
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Attitudes; Automobile ownership; Consumer preferences; Electric vehicles; Environmental impacts; Prices; Structural equation modeling; Vehicle performance; Vehicle range
- Uncontrolled Terms: Test drives
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01633894
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 1 2017 9:36AM