Boring and inadequate? A literature review considering the use of electric vehicles in drive tourism

Complementary or Congruent? The Effect of Hosting Tesla Charging Stations on Hotels’ Revenue

“…This can be explained by the general finding in the tourism literature that tourists’ destination image, which is described as impressions of a place or perceptions of an area, has a positive effect on not only tourist destination satisfaction but also destination choice of both tourists and their social network members (Pan, Rasouli, and Timmermans 2021). Furthermore, the use of EVs is considered the most impactful technological advancement on the interface between transport and tourism (Duval 2020), and is likely to lead to substantial changes to tourism mobility, destination development, and the creation of accompanying facilities (Fitt 2021).…”

“…In the context of this study, Texas has a number of popular attractions located in different cities. The prior literature has suggested that locating EV charging facilities at or near tourist attractions could improve the tourist experience of charging and increase visitation (Fitt 2021; Wang 2011). Therefore, we argue that the popular attractions can strengthen the attractiveness of Tesla DC facilities hosted by hotels in the same city.…”

“…It can also help the destinations to develop a positive brand image and demonstrate corporate social responsibility, such as the Drive Electric Orlando (DEO) and Green Destination Orlando (GDO) initiatives (Fjelstul 2014). In the tourism literature, however, there is limited research to quantify the impact of EVs on tourism, largely due to the questionable assumptions that EVs are inadequate for tourism travel and thus they are unlikely to result in substantial changes to tourism (Fitt 2021).…”

“…Despite these market advancements, existing tourism research on EVs is limited to the perception of EVs being inadequate for tourism travel (Fitt 2021), largely due to consumers’ driving range anxiety (Dong, Liu, and Lin 2014; Lim, Mak, and Rong 2015). In response to this adoption barrier, destinations can invest in constructing charging facilities in their sites to meet consumer demand.…”

“…However, if charging facilities are not an influential factor in consumers’ choice of destinations (Gerdt, Wagner, and Schewe 2019; Wang et al 2020), the investment will not be effective in meeting demand or increasing revenue. Yet there is a lack of research in the tourism literature on how destinations can better adapt to the emerging trend toward EV transition (Fitt 2021; Hopkins 2020).…”