Analysing the take up of battery electric vehicles: An investigation of barriers amongst drivers in the UK

Berkeley, Nigel; Jarvis, David; Jones, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2018.06.016

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“…A well-known fear amongst potential purchasers of electric vehicles is the so-called "range anxiety," i.e., that they will be left stranded with an empty battery and nowhere to recharge it. It is often cited as the second highest impediment to the adoption of an electric vehicle after that of purchase cost [2,15]. Thus, an adequate infrastructure network in terms of efficient and compatible charging points is a prerequisite for the uptake of electric vehicles.…”

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Factors Affecting the Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in the European Union

Christidis

Focas

2019

Energies

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This paper explores the factors affecting the uptake of hybrid and electric vehicles in the European Union (EU) using data from two extensive cross-sectional surveys. Each survey consists of 26,500 responses to a questionnaire that combines socio-economic and behavioral aspects. The share of respondents across the EU stating that they would certainly or probably consider purchasing a hybrid or a battery-powered electric vehicle (H&EV) in the near future rose from 32% in 2014 to 37.4% in 2018. There is, however, a high variability among EU member states, as well as across different socio-economic groups. Propensity is highly correlated with income, educational attainment, and urbanization level. In order to address the high degree of collinearity, we applied a machine learning classification model to analyze and explain the interaction between the variables that affected the expressed propensity to purchase such a vehicle. The findings highlight something largely missing from the literature, namely that local conditions and regional variation are a major, if not decisive, factor regarding purchasing choices. Seen from a policy perspective, this conclusion may provide guidance regarding how to support the take up of H&EVs through measures that are tailored to the specific needs at the local level.

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Factors Affecting the Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in the European Union

Christidis

Focas

2019

Energies

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“…Meanwhile, more specific policies should be tailored to different kinds of EVs, as the policy incentives for these two types of cars are different. Table 3 summarises the factors associated with EV adoption intention as these were documented in studies published over the last five years [31,[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. These factors include vehicle price, vehicle usage, social networks, personal norms, environmental awareness, pro-technology attitudes, monetary incentives, consumer cognitive status, product perception, driving emotions, marketing, V2G capability, and socio-economic characteristics.…”

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Are Existing Battery Electric Vehicles Adoption Studies Able to Inform Policy? A Review for Policymakers

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Potoglou

2020

Sustainability

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Accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles provides a rare historic opportunity for reducing the dependence on fossil fuel and decarbonising road networks in the field of transport. Many countries have introduced various policy packages on both national and local levels to encourage electric vehicle adoption, but their market shares remain low. For better understanding the reasons behind this evidence, exploring the determinants that influence consumers’ adoption intentions is significant. Previous literature reviews have made clear and elaborated syntheses of influential factors; however, a summary of how evidence can be translated into policy through these factors is lacking. In response, this paper synthesises the main policies of various countries, summarises the previous research results, and forms corresponding policy tools, which can provide a reference to policymakers and guide the policy-making process.

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“…However, there are several issues that prevent the widespread adoption of EVs, including the high cost of the vehicles, the lack of charging infrastructure, and the limited range associated with EVs [10,11]. A solution to the limited range and high cost of EVs is to utilize a range extender, which is an auxiliary energy storage system (ESS) that provides the vehicle with additional energy to complement the primary battery in propelling the vehicle [12].…”

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Environmental and Economic Benefits of a Battery Electric Vehicle Powertrain with a Zinc–Air Range Extender in the Transition to Electric Vehicles

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Emissions and pollution from the transportation sector due to the consumption of fossil fuels by conventional vehicles have been negatively affecting the global climate and public health. Electric vehicles (EVs) are a cleaner solution to reduce the emission and pollution caused by transportation. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are the main type of energy storage system used in EVs. The Li-ion battery pack must be considerably large to satisfy the requirement for the vehicle’s range, which also increases the cost of the vehicle. However, considering that most people use their vehicles for short-distance travel during daily commutes, the large pack is expensive, inefficient and unnecessary. In a previous paper, we proposed a novel EV powertrain design that incorporated the use of a zinc–air (Zn–air) battery pack as a range-extender, so that a smaller Li-ion pack could be used to save costs. The design and performance aspects of the powertrain were analyzed. In this study, the environmental and economic benefits of the proposed dual-battery powertrain are investigated. The results from the new powertrain were compared with values from a standard EV powertrain with one large Li-ion pack and a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV) powertrain. In addition, an air pollution model is developed to determine the total amount of pollution released by the transportation sector on Highway 401 in Ontario, Canada. The model was then used to determine the effects of mass passenger EV rollout on pollution reduction.

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Analysing the take up of battery electric vehicles: An investigation of barriers amongst drivers in the UK

Cited by 128 publications

References 36 publications

Factors Affecting the Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in the European Union

Factors Affecting the Uptake of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in the European Union

Are Existing Battery Electric Vehicles Adoption Studies Able to Inform Policy? A Review for Policymakers

Environmental and Economic Benefits of a Battery Electric Vehicle Powertrain with a Zinc–Air Range Extender in the Transition to Electric Vehicles

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