On the baseline evolution of automobile fuel economy in Europe

Zachariadis, Theodoros

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2005.01.002

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“…In the last 10 years, 6 average CO 2 emissions of European new car registrations decreased by 7 approximately 1% per year. The decrease would have been greater if consumers had 8 not purchased bigger and faster cars (Zachariadis, 2006). In Switzerland, where we 9 conducted this study, passenger cars are, on average, even heavier and have more 10 engine capacity than those in the rest of Western Europe.…”

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Psychological determinants of fuel consumption of purchased new cars

Peters

Gutscher

Scholz

2011

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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With regard to reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of road transport consumers' adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles is crucial. However, facing the ongoing trend of increasing car size and power, fuel consumption is apparently of lesser importance to most buyers. For the design of effective measures to change behavior and promote fuel-efficient cars, psychological factors should be considered. Drawing from psychological research on environmental behavior, we propose a model which integrates psychological variables to explain the purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles by private consumers. This model is tested with survey data from 302 Swiss respondents whose households have bought a new car since 2002. SEM analyses confirm valence of less power and smaller size, and perceived behavioral control as direct predictors of the purchase of a fuel-efficient vehicle. Problem awareness, symbolic motives, and response efficacy influence the respective behavior indirectly via affecting the direct predictors. The design, implementation and evaluation of measures aimed at changing car choice behavior with respect to fuel consumption should account for these factors.

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Psychological determinants of fuel consumption of purchased new cars

Peters

Gutscher

Scholz

2011

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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“…Over time, the U.S. CAFE regulations are seen to be successful in increasing average automotive fuel efficiency (Kirby, 1995). It increased from an average 14 mpg in the mid-1970s to 21 mpg in the mid-1990s (Zachariadis, 2006). Source: Zachariadis (2006) The drag that older vehicles impose on fuel efficiency appears to be quite substantial.…”

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“…It increased from an average 14 mpg in the mid-1970s to 21 mpg in the mid-1990s (Zachariadis, 2006). Source: Zachariadis (2006) The drag that older vehicles impose on fuel efficiency appears to be quite substantial. The increase in the median age of registered automobiles (5.9 years in 1970 to 7.5 years in 1990 and 9.0 years in 2001), less stringent regulation of light pickup trucks, vans, and sport/utility vehicles has depressed the growth in fuel efficiency (Crandall, 1992;de Palma and Kilani, 2008).…”

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A Review Of Regulatory Instruments To Control Environmental Externalities From The Transport Sector

Timilsina

Dulal²

2009

Policy Research Working Papers

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“…Increases in engine size and vehicle mass can partly be attributed to dieselisation (as diesel vehicles have a lower power/mass ratio), but even so it is evident that the trend for bigger, faster and theoretically safer cars has off-set the gains in efficiency. [8] As a second example, Table 1 shows the evolution of a typical vehicle over the last decades. As specifications can vary a lot over different countries and model generations, some typical values are shown, corresponding to a compact sedan vehicle, with comparable acceleration performance.…”

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Advanced Research Strategy for Designing the Car of the Future

Gkagkas¹,

Ambeck-Madsen²,

Sakata³

2011

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings

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This paper describes a novel concept regarding the method for research and development of future vehicles. It is shown that the traditional rate of progress cannot keep up with the increasingly pressing issues of global warming and social sustainability. A new, holistic approach which takes into account the form, operation and social aspects of the future society is suggested. This approach tries to remove the boundaries between different sections of science and also accelerate the rate and speed of adoption of new technologies into the final, mass-produced vehicle. Such an approach can pave the way for the creation of a vehicle that reaches our goal of zero accidents and zero emissions.

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On the baseline evolution of automobile fuel economy in Europe

Cited by 93 publications

References 13 publications

Psychological determinants of fuel consumption of purchased new cars

Psychological determinants of fuel consumption of purchased new cars

A Review Of Regulatory Instruments To Control Environmental Externalities From The Transport Sector

Advanced Research Strategy for Designing the Car of the Future

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