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Barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles: An analysis of consumer attitudes and perceptions

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In this paper, the authors identify potential socio-technical barriers to consumer adoption of EVs and determine if sustainability issues influence consumer decision to purchase an EV, and provide valuable insights into preferences and perceptions of technology enthusiasts; individuals highly connected to technology development and better equipped to sort out the many differences between EVs and CVs.
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This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2012-09-01. It has received 1207 citations till now.

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A study of the willingness of Spanish drivers to pay a premium for ZEVs

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of a survey of drivers (n = 1474) conducted in Spain towards year-end 2017 to assess their willingness to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs).

Plugging the Gap – Can Planned Infrastructure Address Resistance to Adoption of Electric Vehicles?

TL;DR: In this article, a review of literature/evidence concerning: (1) the current EV market, EV adoption scenarios and Independent projections of the future EV market; (2) Characteristics of EV early adopters and considerers; (3) Research on consumers' purchase motivations and concerns and Willingness to Pay (WAP) as a precursor to consideration of various EV adoption barriers, including: (a) technical barriers; (b) business and institutional barriers;(c) financial barriers; public acceptability; (e) Regulatory and legal barriers; and (f)
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The who and how of commercializing emerging technologies: A technology-focused review

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors present a systematic literature review covering 154 articles published in 43 journals over 28 years and structured the results around the distinct factors that allow emerging technologies to help generate innovation.
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A Comparative Evaluation of the Total Cost of Ownership between Electric Two-Wheelers and Motorized Two-Wheelers from an Indian Perspective

TL;DR: In this article , a comparative assessment of the total cost of ownership (TCO) is necessary to quantify overall costs and assess the economic viability of E2W compared with motorized two-wheelers (M2W).
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Optimal Renewable Energy Integration into the Process Industry and Energy Infrastructure Using the Multi-Energy Hub Approach with Economic and Environmental Considerations

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a list of figures, tables, nomenclature, and abbreviations of Abbreviations/Acronyms, including abbreviations and acronyms.
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The theory of planned behavior

TL;DR: Ajzen, 1985, 1987, this article reviewed the theory of planned behavior and some unresolved issues and concluded that the theory is well supported by empirical evidence and that intention to perform behaviors of different kinds can be predicted with high accuracy from attitudes toward the behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control; and these intentions, together with perceptions of behavioral control, account for considerable variance in actual behavior.
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Car use: lust and must. Instrumental, symbolic and affective motives for car use

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report results of two questionnaire studies aimed at examining various motives for car use, and investigate individual differences in the relative importance of the three categories of motives were investigated.
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Giving Green to Get Green: Incentives and Consumer Adoption of Hybrid Vehicle Technology

TL;DR: In this paper, the relative efficacy of state sales tax waivers, income tax credits and non-tax incentives for hybrid-electric vehicle adoption in the United States has been studied and shown that the type of tax incentive offered is as important as the value of the tax incentive.
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Beyond batteries: an examination of the benefits and barriers to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) transition

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore both the promise and the possible pitfalls of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept, focusing first on its definition and then on its technical state-of-the-art.
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Electric vehicles: How much range is required for a day’s driving?

TL;DR: In this article, a full year of high-resolution driving data from 484 instrumented gasoline vehicles in the US is used to analyze daily driving patterns, and from those infer the range requirements of electric vehicles (EVs).
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