The adoption of cleaner vehicles in the UK: exploring the consumer attitude–action gap

Lane, Ben R.; Potter, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.026

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“…An individual's decisions are expected to be influenced by the behaviour of people in their social network (Kahn, 2007;Lane & Potter, 2007) and social norms which can be regarded as the behaviour of the collective society (Araghi, Kroesen, Molin, & van Wee, 2014). Several qualitative studies found that social influence plays an important positive role in EV promotion Axsen, Orlebar, & Skippon, 2013).…”

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Consumer preferences for electric vehicles: a literature review

2016

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Widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) may contribute to the alleviation of problems such as environmental pollution, global warming and oil dependency. However, the current market penetration of EV is relatively low in spite of many governments implementing strong promotion policies. This paper presents a comprehensive review of studies on consumer preferences for EV, aiming to better inform policy-makers and give direction to further research. First, we compare the economic and psychological approach towards this topic, followed by a conceptual framework of EV preferences which is then implemented to organise our review. We also briefly review the modelling techniques applied in the selected studies. Estimates of consumer preferences for financial, technical, infrastructure and policy attributes are then reviewed. A categorisation of influential factors for consumer preferences into groups such as socioeconomic variables, psychological factors, mobility condition, social influence, etc. is then made and their effects are elaborated. Finally, we discuss a research agenda to improve EV consumer preference studies and give recommendations for further research.

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Section: Social Influencementioning

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Consumer preferences for electric vehicles: a literature review

2016

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“…Overall, the general concern about environmental issues is found to be high (general positive environmental attitudes), but very often, this is not translated into changes in purchasing behaviour [2,66,74,94]. This discrepancy between environmental attitudes and ecological behaviour is known as the attitude-action gap [56]. Most of the reviewed studies have addressed this attitude-action gap and have consistently reported two findings.…”

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Private household demand for vehicles on alternative fuels and drive trains: a review

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Macharis

2013

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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“…As for the first problem, a lack of systems' integration between EVs and grids will surely deter or prevent the adoption of EV and RES power [26]. Whether charging points are available at supermarket car parks and town center car parks will influence the conscientiousness and likelihood to buy a BEV [27].…”

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“…Apart from these objective factors, subjective psychological factors are equally important, which include the following: private motorists' attitudes, lifestyle, personality and self-image [32]; and additionally for fleet purchasers' risk-perception, corporate culture, and company image [26]. In short, a car is not only a tool for transportation but a symbol of identity.…”

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The Cultivation of Electric Vehicles Market in China: Dilemma and Solution

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Global warming has been increasingly concerning, and international society has been taking various measures to mitigate this issue. Since the electric vehicle has important and generally beneficial impacts on environment protection, grid construction, and operation economical efficiency improvement, many countries have stressed the status of electric vehicle promotion in future planning. As China is the world's largest carbon dioxide emitter, the Chinese government has taken various acts to reduce emissions, of which promoting electric vehicle is an effective one. This paper attempts to present a critical review of the current EV situations including the market sales, charging infrastructure, battery performances and policies in China. The survey of customer preferences and acceptance to electric vehicle indicate that purchasing behaviors are affected by four factors: charge inconvenience, short battery range, cost and psychological factors. According to the China's situation, recommendations including diversified energy supplement approaches, time-of-use charging price mechanism, vehicle-to-grid technology and enlarge price subsidy scope are proposed to accelerate the development of the electric vehicle industry.

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The adoption of cleaner vehicles in the UK: exploring the consumer attitude–action gap

Cited by 433 publications

References 17 publications

Consumer preferences for electric vehicles: a literature review

Consumer preferences for electric vehicles: a literature review

Private household demand for vehicles on alternative fuels and drive trains: a review

The Cultivation of Electric Vehicles Market in China: Dilemma and Solution

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