Prospects for Electric Vehicles

Barkenbus, Jack N.

doi:10.3390/su12145813

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“…The motivation for this research is: Most of the work in the literature investigates the consumer adoption of EVs [28,29,31,[34][35][36], barriers in adoption of EVs [25,34,[37][38][39], and other issues related to EVs (carbon emission policies, fast charging infrastructure, perceived values, tax rebate policies, etc.) [23,27,[40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. However, the literature lacks studies about consumer motivation related to electric vehicles.…”

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Consumer Motivation by Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology towards Electric Vehicles

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The transport sector is the leading source of growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. To consider environmental degradation aspects due to transport, electric vehicles (EVs) have the prospect to lead road transport to electric mobility from conventional petroleum vehicles. Despite various eco-friendly benefits, the EV market penetration ratio is very low, especially in developing countries. The primary reason for low penetration is consumer limited motivation and knowledge about the EVs features. This paper uses a unified theory of acceptance and technology (UTAUT) model to assess consumer motivation and environmental knowledge towards EVs. This research used convenience random sampling to collect data and analyzed the results using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) method on the example of 199 respondents from Malaysia. The study results revealed that factors identified in the motivational context significantly influence consumer intentions to purchase EVs. Perceived environmental knowledge and technophilia have been included in UTAUT from a motivational perspective. Furthermore, a significant relationship between effort expectancy, social influence, technophilia, perceived environmental knowledge, and purchase intention towards electric vehicles has been observed, without performance expectancy. The study findings serve to inform policymakers and automakers to formulate effective marketing strategies to enhance consumer motivation, knowledge, and value creation for EVs in a sustainable era. Ultimately, the policies will help to encourage consumers to buy eco-friendly vehicles that will help reduce transport carbon emissions and attain sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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Consumer Motivation by Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology towards Electric Vehicles

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“…To combat the arising transportation-related environmental problems, such as traffic noise, air pollution, and CO 2 emission, it is necessary to pursue technological development in vehicles [2,4]. Advancement in the vehicle technology has been shifting vehicles' engines from traditional internal combustion to electric ones [5][6][7]. The worldwide sales of EVs have been increasing dramatically, underpinned by the supported transportation policies [8].…”

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Public Intentions to Purchase Electric Vehicles in Pakistan

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Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to lead the transition in road transportation from traditional petroleum mobility to electric mobility. Despite many environmental benefits, the market penetration rate of EVs is still low in most developing countries. Recently, Pakistan formulated its first EV policy for 2020–2025 to accelerate EV adoption. This study aims to explore the factors, including environmental concerns, perceived ease of use, effort expectancy, social influence, and perceived facilitating conditions, affecting individuals’ behavioral intentions to purchase EVs in Pakistan. The hypotheses were developed based on the literature, and an online questionnaire survey was conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, to collect the relevant data. The partial least square path modeling approach of structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesis. The results confirmed that the environmental concerns, perceived ease of use, and effort expectancy positively affect the public’s intentions to use EVs in the future. However, social influence and facilitating conditions did not significantly contribute to EV adoption in the present study. The findings suggest that the EV manufacturers aiming to accelerate EV adoption should develop marketing strategies to disseminate information regarding the environmental benefits of EVs and enhance clarity about EVs’ performance and usage.

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“…Comparing the price of both medium-sized cars, the EV costs 40% more than a conventional ICE [71]. Nevertheless, recent studies show that the price of batteries begins to decrease: at the end of 2019 the prices were around USD 200/kWh, a 50% USD 100/kWh decrease is expected by 2030 [72]. With the aim of promoting the EV deployment, many countries have offered different measures to provide economic incentives.…”

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Electric Vehicle and Renewable Energy Sources: Motor Fusion in the Energy Transition from a Multi-Indicator Perspective

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Energy transition requires actions from different sectors and levels, mainly focused on achieving a low-carbon and high-renewable integration society. Among the different sectors, the transport sector is responsible for more than 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions, mostly emitted in cities. Therefore, initiatives and analysis focused on electric vehicles integration powered by renewables is currently a desirable solution to mitigate climate change and promote energy transition. Under this framework, this paper proposes a multi-indicator analysis for the estimation of CO2 emissions combining renewable integration targets, reduction emission targets and realistic renewable resource potentials. Four scenarios are identified and analyzed: (i) current situation with conventional vehicles, (ii) replacement of such conventional by electric vehicles without renewable integration, (iii) and (iv) integration of renewables to fulfill emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 respectively. The analysis is evaluated in the state of Maine (United States). From the results, a minimum renewable penetration of 39% and 82%, respectively, is needed to fulfill the emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 by considering 100% conventional vehicle replacement. Different combinations of available renewable resources can reduce emissions by more than 35%.

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Prospects for Electric Vehicles

Cited by 49 publications

References 22 publications

Consumer Motivation by Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology towards Electric Vehicles

Consumer Motivation by Using Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology towards Electric Vehicles

Public Intentions to Purchase Electric Vehicles in Pakistan

Electric Vehicle and Renewable Energy Sources: Motor Fusion in the Energy Transition from a Multi-Indicator Perspective

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