HYBRID VEHICLES AND CONSUMER PREFERENCES

Consumer preferences for hybrid vehicle configurations defined by the JPL Hybrid Vehicle Assessment (HVA) were investigated using an ordered logit market model and a parametric vehicle model, assuming high-performance nickel-zinc batteries. The results indicate that: HV market potential is at lest twice that of electric vehicles using the same technology, because consumers value long range and quick refueling very highly; high HV acceleration capacity costs more than it is worth to the average consumer; and HV electric range should be kept short to minimize vehicle first cost.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference held in Washington, D.C., 20 October 1986.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • Hamilton, W
• Conference:
  • International Electric Vehicle Symposium (8th)
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 109-117

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Consumer behavior; Consumer preferences; Electric vehicles; Hybrid vehicles; Market research; Market share; Vehicle range
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465436
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-8610122
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1988 12:00AM