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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.About:
This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2012-09-01. It has received 1207 citations till now.read more
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Factors Influencing Customer Preference and Adoption of Electric Vehicles in India: A Journey towards More Sustainable Transportation
TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined the impact of ecological awareness on electric vehicle acceptance and usage in light of the ecosystem advantages, and its changing focus from "traditionally perceived usefulness" to "green perceived usefulness".
Implementing renewable energy in European transport: barriers and opportunities
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present output of a desk research and resultant seven qualitative interviews with representatives from organizations forming the European network of transport research, technology and innovation, addressing issues raised by the involved stakeholders on the main barriers and challenges for European transport industry and the future of sustainable transport in Member States.
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Driverless Futures: Current Non-drivers’ Willingness to Travel in Driverless Vehicles
TL;DR: In this paper, the willingness of a sample of 526 current UK non-drivers to travel in driverless vehicles (DVs) was examined via an affect misattribution procedure (AMP).
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Red, Yellow, and Green: A psychological perspective on car purchase and implications for subsequent car use
TL;DR: The impact of socio-demographic and psychological factors on purchases of new cars is examined in this article, where data were gathered in an online retrospective survey using a sample of 198 Norwegian households who purchased a new car in December 2010.
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On the current drivers of Electric Vehicle adoption in Norway
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of technology theory and its impact on decision-making is discussed and a regression analysis is performed to find the relationship between technology theory, culture and decision making.
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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).