Factors affecting the intention to buy electric vehicles: empirical evidence from Thailand

Thananusak, Trin; Rakthin, Sirisuhk; Tavewatanaphan, Thiti; Punnakitikashem, Prattana

doi:10.1504/ijehv.2017.089875

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“…Another study argued that car customers are extremely interested in acceleration and power performance (Potoglou and Kanaroglou, 2007). Thananusak et al (2017) also confirmed the value of higher speeding up the performance of vehicles when it comes to car buying intentions. Electric cars can achieve higher acceleration performance comparing with conventional vehicles in the same class, therefore the current study is investigating the role of enjoyment derived from higher performance to investigate if it can be considered as a predictor of intention to adopt BEVs.…”

Section: Perceived Enjoymentmentioning

confidence: 79%

Moderating effects of personal innovativeness and driving experience on factors influencing adoption of BEVs in Malaysia: An integrated SEM–BSEM approach

Khazaei

Tareq

2021

Heliyon

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Electric cars are relatively in the early stage of acceptance in Malaysia, the purpose of the current research was to determine the factors affecting the adoption of battery electric vehicles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This research utilized a quantitative method to gather and analyze the data and proposed a novel theoretical framework to explain the acceptance of battery electric vehicles. 500 surveys were distributed and 322 were gathered. Respondents of the study were University lecturers, postgraduate students, and employees in private companies. The results of SEM analysis indicated that the developed model provides a good fit for constructs used for this research. The result showed that social influence, facilitating conditions, environmental concern, and perceived enjoyment have positive effects on the adoption of BEVs. However, respondents indicated anxiety about the battery range. In conclusion, this study has contributed additional variables such as range anxiety and driving experience to the electric vehicle's acceptance literature. The findings are significant to electric car producers and policy makers who have environmental concerns to understand consumer prospective in this field.

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Section: Perceived Enjoymentmentioning

confidence: 79%

Moderating effects of personal innovativeness and driving experience on factors influencing adoption of BEVs in Malaysia: An integrated SEM–BSEM approach

Khazaei

Tareq

2021

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“…The authors of [27] found that attitude exhibits a significant influence towards environment-friendly cars. In contrast, the authors of [28] found that the pricing factor of hybrid cars, which are categorized as expensive, leads to the withdrawal of a positive attitude towards purchasing the vehicles. Subsequently, if the price of hybrid cars can be lowered down to the affordable price, it may draw the interest of people to have a positive attitude towards hybrid cars' adoption.…”

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Predicting Purchase Intention of Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Evidence from an Emerging Economy

Tanwir

Hamzah

2020

WEVJ

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Dependence on energy-intense transportation systems could escalate the chances of environmental degradation. A shift of transportation modes from conventional vehicles to energy-efficient vehicles is a viable method of mitigating the rate of carbon emissions; however, the adoption rate of environment-friendly vehicles is still low globally and vital to explore. This study aims to investigate the determinants that influence individuals’ intention to purchase hybrid vehicles, through the development of a research model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, integrated with environmental knowledge as an additional variable. Data were collected from 256 car users across Malaysia’s metropolitan city. The findings augment the rich theoretical basis of the Theory of Planned Behavior by incorporating environmental knowledge as a supplementary variable in assessing individuals’ behaviour in the sustainable transportation domain, which constitutes the novelty value of this study. The outcomes imply the need for governments and practitioners to execute appropriate approaches in nurturing public’s motivation in adopting energy-efficient cars, so that the adoption rate of pro-environmental vehicles can be increased. Overall, this study infers that the adoption of hybrid vehicles is viable if individuals are properly provided with sufficient awareness and education, which subsequently builds trust, empowerment, and confidence in owning these vehicles.

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“…As of August, 2020, almost five years after the launch of the Thai EV roadmap in 2015, minimal literature has examined the Thai EV industry and its charging infrastructure. Past research seems to have focused on the topic of EV adoption (such as factors motivating the adoption of EVs in Thailand [13], purchase intentions [14], benefits of EVs [15], and life cycle cost analysis of EVs [16]). Those focusing on the Thai charging infrastructure, nevertheless, tend to have explored the feasibility of creating fast charging stations in the Thai provinces [17] or the optimal location of charging stations in one local area [18].…”

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The Development of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Thailand: Policies, Players, and Key Issues (2015–2020)

Thananusak

Punnakitikasem

Tanthasith

et al. 2020

WEVJ

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This article explored the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Thailand between 2015 and 2020. This research aimed to study the main players and examine their goals, strategies, and operations in the EV charging business as well as the key issues that these charging operators have encountered in developing charging stations. The authors collected qualitative data (direct interviews with managers, video interviews, news, research articles, industry reports and press releases of EV charging operators) and used a constant comparison approach to analyze the data. The study found that after 2015, the Thai government created technology-push policies to kick-start the investment in the EV charging station business (such as subsidies for charging stations, setting a temporary selling price for electricity and building an EV charging consortium). The main players in the Thai charging business include: (1) oil and gas companies; (2) electricity state enterprises; (3) green energy companies; (4) start-ups; and (5) automotive companies. The goals of investing in the charging business for the oil and gas incumbents were to find a new growth engine and to prepare for the potential disruption in the energy sector whereas the green energy companies and start-ups wanted to capture customer bases in this promising industry. These players tended to use a partnership strategy to expand charging networks at key locations (malls, restaurants, offices). Regarding the key issues in expanding the EV charging network, the operators suggested that the high upfront investment costs, small number of EV users, and the high electricity prices (from the demand charge and usage guarantee fee) make them ‘wait-and-see’ and cautiously expand the charging network. Finally, we found that the government tried to address the constraints by setting up a national EV policy committee to accelerate EV adoption and EV charging stations in Thailand. The committee also set a fixed and reduced electricity price for charging operators.

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Factors affecting the intention to buy electric vehicles: empirical evidence from Thailand

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Moderating effects of personal innovativeness and driving experience on factors influencing adoption of BEVs in Malaysia: An integrated SEM–BSEM approach

Moderating effects of personal innovativeness and driving experience on factors influencing adoption of BEVs in Malaysia: An integrated SEM–BSEM approach

Predicting Purchase Intention of Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Evidence from an Emerging Economy

The Development of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Thailand: Policies, Players, and Key Issues (2015–2020)

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