Climate change and cars in the EU: the roles of auto firms, consumers, and policy in responding to global environmental change

Whitmarsh, Lorraine; Köhler, Jonathan

doi:10.1093/cjres/rsq008

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“…16 Such (perceived) infrastructural constraints are not the only reason that personal car use is often the preferred form of transport for individuals . Ownership of a standard road vehicle may also be preferred due to the accumulation of cultural and symbolic value of cars (Urry, 2004;Whitmarsh & Köhler, 2010;Kanger & Schott, 2016). For instance, owning a vehicle is often perceived as a symbol of status (Steg, 2005), whilst the vehicle itself may be perceived by an individual as representative of his or her self-identity (Barbarossa et al, 2015;Kressmann et al, 2006).…”

Section: Transport Regime: Icevs and Personal Mobilitymentioning

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User decision-making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility

Whittle

Whitmarsh

Haggar

et al. 2019

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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Mobility affords a range of benefits, but there are environmental, social and economic problems associated with current transport systems. Innovations to address these issues include novel technologies (e.g., electric and autonomous vehicles; EVs, AVs), and new business models and social practices (e.g., shared mobility). Yet, far more attention by policy-makers and researchers has been paid to the technical aspects of a low-carbon mobility transition than to social or psychological aspects, or the role of the user. In this paper, we integrate insights from the multi-level perspective on transitions and socio-psychological literature and draw on transport expert interview (N=11) data, to examine (a) what influences current attitudes and behaviours in respect of EVs and AVs, and shared mobility, and (b) how this may change in the years to come. We argue that technological change may be most compatible with the transport regime (dominated by personal car-based mobility) but potentially affords a narrower range of sustainability benefits, while mobility substitution (e.g., reducing the need to travel through tele-working or -shopping) may be most challenging for both policy-makers and publics, while potentially addressing a wider range of sustainability problems associated with the transport regime. Shared mobility options sit somewhere in between and challenge certain aspects of the regime (e.g., status associated with car ownership) while offering certain environmental, social and economic benefits. For all three areas of innovation, policy interventions need to address the needs, preferences, experiences and identities of users if they are to be effective and sustainable.2 KeywordsLow-carbon mobility, transition, multi-level perspective, psychology, decision-making Highlights-We provide a psychologically-informed discussion of the transition to low-carbon mobility.-Our analysis highlights nuances in the interaction between individuals and infrastructures, and how 'lock-in' is experienced in different ways.-Users fulfil important social as well as economic functions in innovation processes.-Social and psychological factors (identity, emotions, etc.), as well as physical environment and infrastructures, constrain and foster innovation. AcknowledgementsThe review on which this article is based was funded by the UK Government Office of Science's Foresight Future of Mobility Programme. We gratefully acknowledge the time provided by interviewees to participate in the research, as well as the helpful comments of reviewers in improving the manuscript.3

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Section: Transport Regime: Icevs and Personal Mobilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

User decision-making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility

Whittle

Whitmarsh

Haggar

et al. 2019

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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“…The success of this proposition, however, hinges largely on whether public transport offers attractive alternatives to using private cars (Susniené, Sargünas 2008;Lo et al 2010). Car design, ownership and use are clearly major determinants of the degree of carbon emissions produced as a result of personal transport (Whitmarsh, Köhler 2010). …”

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Quality Approach to the Sustainability of Public Transport

Susnienė

2012

Transport

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Transport is an essential part of national economic, social and sustainable development that can produce both positive and negative effects on the environment and the quality of life depending on the level of development and indicated preferences. Modern interpretations of sustainable urban development require reducing the use of private cars through improving the quality of public transport services. Therefore, identifying the inefficiencies of the public transport system will help with improving service management, expanding coverage and increasing the attractiveness of public transport services. There is a general agreement that excellent customer service is a source of competitive advantage. The key to providing effective customer service is the accurate determination of the customer's needs and response to them in a consistent manner in order to assure their satisfaction. The SERQUAL model was employed as an instrument to measure customer satisfaction and give valuable information and guidelines for transport service companies on necessary improvements in their daily operations. The SERQUAL approach, in case service quality is defined and measured as the difference between expectations and perceptions, is the major point of departure from the previous attempts to find possible solutions to improving public transport services.

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“…A number of works point out the challenges for the industry, which is facing uncertainty with regard to future technologies and strategies [22][23][24]. The automotive industries activities are interpreted as a response against pressures from external actors, like regulators, consumers or competitors.…”

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Understanding the automotive industry: German OEM behaviour during the last 20 years and its implications

Mazur

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Offer

et al. 2013

WEVJ

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This work presents a study of how the automotive industry has responded in the last 20 years to pressures driven by economic and environmental issues, and by the transition towards electric mobility. Timelines for the major German automotive OEMs are presented to understand the industry's behaviour in the past in order to design suitable policies that are appropriate to reach future goals around the electrification of road transport. Based upon a comparison of the pressures arising in the automotive sector and the companies' behaviour with regard to technology choice and R&D, a set of hypotheses concerning this behaviour is then presented.

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Climate change and cars in the EU: the roles of auto firms, consumers, and policy in responding to global environmental change

Cited by 31 publications

References 42 publications

User decision-making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility

User decision-making in transitions to electrified, autonomous, shared or reduced mobility

Quality Approach to the Sustainability of Public Transport

Understanding the automotive industry: German OEM behaviour during the last 20 years and its implications

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