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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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Consumer preferences for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Japan
TL;DR: In this paper, the preferences of Japanese consumers for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) through a stated preference discrete choice experiment involving carefully chosen vehicle attributes and incentives were examined.
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Do government subsidies promote financial performance? Fresh evidence from China's new energy vehicle industry
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of subsidies on new energy vehicle (NEV) companies' financial performance was investigated using empirical data from 153 NEV listed firms operating at downstream, midstream, and upstream levels of the industrial chain.
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Strategies to accelerate the production and diffusion of fuel cell electric vehicles: Experiences from California
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine governance strategies in California to accelerate the production and diffusion of FCEVs, key outcomes, lessons learned and unresolved challenges, and reveal a comprehensive mix of stringent regulation, market and consumer incentives, and public-private collaboration.
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Why early adopters engage in interpersonal diffusion of technological innovations: An empirical study on electric bicycles and electric scooters
TL;DR: In this article, personal drivers of engagement in interpersonal diffusion of e-bikes and scooter adoption are investigated, based on a survey among 1398 e-bike and 133 e-scooter early adopters in Austria.
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Understanding potential for battery electric vehicle adoption using large-scale consumer profile data
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a data mining approach to identify potential buyers using revealed-preference data and applied the approach to a nationally representative survey of 88,404 new car buyers that includes respondents' geographic, demographic and psychographic characteristics.
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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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Electric vehicles: How much range is required for a day’s driving?
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