Publication: Predictors of electric vehicle adoption...
Master data
Title: | Predictors of electric vehicle adoption: An analysis of potential electric vehicle drivers in Austria |
Subtitle: | |
Abstract: | Although barriers to the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), such as purchase price, range limitation, and charging infrastructure are diminishing, sales growth has still fallen short of industry expectations. As industry and governments have an interest in counteracting this negative trend by incentivizing EV purchasing, a better understanding of potential EV adopters and drivers of early adoption becomes paramount for designing effective and efficient incentive schemes. Therefore, drawing on a representative survey of Austrian citizens, this study analyzes early adopters, potential adopters, and non-adopters of EVs. Findings indicate that psychological and, to a lesser extent, socio-demographic factors play a significant role in predicting EV adoption. Non-adopters are more likely to have an individualistic and less egalitarian worldview, and also, compared to early adopters, to fall short in terms of pro-environmental and pro-technological attitude. Further, early adopters are inclined to live in regions with EV policy incentives. Using cluster analysis, this study identifies four groups of potential EV adopters based on their evaluation of EV purchasing and non-purchasing motives. The potential-adopter segments differ considerably in their socio-demographic and psychological characteristics, as well as in their preferences for policy incentives. We discuss implications of our findings for the design of effective policy schemes and marketing measures. |
Keywords: |
Publication type: | Article in journal (Authorship) |
Publication date: | 01.11.2018 (Print) |
Published by: |
Energy Policy
Energy Policy
(
)
to publication |
Title of the series: | - |
Volume number: | 122 |
Issue: | - |
First publication: | Yes |
Version: | - |
Page: | pp. 701 - 714 |
Versionen
Keine Version vorhanden |
Publication date: | |
ISBN (e-book): | - |
eISSN: | - |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.058 |
Homepage: | - |
Open access |
|
Publication date: | 01.11.2018 |
ISBN: | - |
ISSN: | - |
Homepage: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.058 |
Authors
Alfons Priessner
|
||||
Robert Gennaro Sposato (internal) | ||||
Nina Hampl (internal) |
Assignment
Organisation | Address | ||
---|---|---|---|
Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften
Institut für Produktions-, Energie- und Umweltmanagement Abteilung für Nachhaltiges Energiemanagement
|
AT - A-9020 Klagenfurt |
Categorisation
Subject areas | |
Research Cluster |
|
Citation index |
Information about the citation index: Master Journal List
|
Peer reviewed |
|
Publication focus |
Classification raster of the assigned organisational units:
|
working groups |
|
Cooperations
Organisation | Address | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Own publisher)
|
AT - 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee |
Research activities
Projects: |
|
Publications: | No related publications |
Events: | No related events |
Lectures: | No related lectures |