Examining trust as a critical factor for the adoption of electric vehicle sharing via necessary condition analysis

This study aimed to deepen the understanding of the necessary conditions for the adoption of electric car sharing. Given the identified sufficient factors (should-have), the authors' study focused on identifying those that are necessary (must-have). Specifically, they investigated the role of trust as a critical, necessary factor for the success of an electric car sharing scheme. They conceptualized the intention to use electric car sharing within an extended framework of planned behavior, incorporating trust beliefs. Using survey data from 317 Taiwanese respondents, they employed necessary condition analysis in combination with partial least squares structural equation modelling. Key findings include (1) Trust is not directly associated with adoption intention; however, it plays an indirect role in intention formation and is a must-have factor for the adoption of electric car sharing. (2) Social pressure was found to be neither sufficient nor necessary for usage intention. However, a distinct lack of social pressure appears to guarantee the failure of electric car sharing adoption. (3) Their results confirm both conceptual and empirical claims that positive attitudes toward, and control perceptions about, electric car sharing are both sufficient and necessary for adoption. The implications for both practitioners and researchers are discussed in detail.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123681
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162524004797
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  • © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Eccarius, Timo
  • 0000-0003-0113-0731
  • Chen, Ching-Fu
• Publication Date: 2024-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 123681
• Serial:
  • Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • Volume: 208
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0040-1625
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00401625

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Electric vehicles; Psychological trust; Social factors; Vehicle sharing
• Identifier Terms: Theory of Planned Behavior
• Geographic Terms: Taiwan
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01929950
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 10 2024 5:03PM