The demographics of decarbonizing transport: The influence of gender, education, occupation, age, and household size on electric mobility preferences in the Nordic region

Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Kester, Johannes; Noel, Lance; Rubens, Gerardo Zarazua de

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.06.008

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“…The sociodemographic characteristics of participants are compared in Figure 3. Socio-demographic characteristics were found to be an influential factor on the uptake of EVs in many other studies [13,49,50]; however, in our study the following conclusions can be drawn regarding the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and EV purchase behavior: (1) male participants were more willing to purchase CVs, which differs from the finding that that male consumers tended to adopt EVs in [13];…”

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Investigating the Influence of Consumer Behavior and Governmental Policy on the Diffusion of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, China

Yang

Tan

2019

Sustainability

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The adoption behavior of electric vehicles (EVs) has received considerable attention. However, the whole process of purchase behavior has not been well understood. In response, this paper investigates the uptake of EVs in Beijing, China, with a focus on the whole process of purchasing an EV, as well as the relevant policies. Specifically, the classical Howard–Sheth theory is used to the analyze the whole process of EV purchasing, which is divided into four stages here, namely, “Ignored and Neglected”, “Proactive Attention”, “Comparison and Selection of Vehicles” and “Usage Evaluation”. Furthermore, several “what-if” scenarios are set up to quantify the influence of some typical EV-related polices, including the license plate lottery policy and no traffic constriction on battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The results suggest: (1) 63.4% of BEV owners have rigid travel demands with cars; (2) BEVs with a driving range of 500 km, 30-minutes charging time and price of RMB 15,000 are the first choices for the majority of people; (3) 64% of BEV owners are influenced by positive comments from the users around them in the adoption of EVs; (4) the no traffic constriction on BEVs tends to be more influential than the license plate lottery policy in terms of the numbers of applications for the vehicle purchase permits and BEV purchasers, as well as energy saving and vehicular emission reduction. These findings should be helpful for different EV-related stakeholders, such as the government, to shape their policies and promote the development of EVs.

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Investigating the Influence of Consumer Behavior and Governmental Policy on the Diffusion of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, China

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2019

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“…As part of a broader project looking at electric mobility and V2G in the Nordic region (Sovacool et al 2017c;Sovacool et al 2018b;Sovacool et al 2018c;Sovacool et al 2018d;Kester et al 2018a;Kester et al 2018b;Noel et al 2018;Noel et al 2019), the authors conducted 227 of these semi-structured interviews with 257 experts from over 200 institutions across each of the five Nordic countries (there were more respondents than interviews because some had multiple participants, although we still coded responses by individual). Those interviewed were selected to represent the diverse array of stakeholders involved with electric mobility and V2G, making it a purposive rather than a random sample.…”

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Contested visions and sociotechnical expectations of electric mobility and vehicle-to-grid innovation in five Nordic countries

Sovacool

Noel

Rubens

2019

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“…To explore the challenges, barriers, and obstacles facing transport and mobility in the Nordic region, the authors relied primarily on original data collected through semi-structured research interviews as part of a broader project looking at electric mobility and vehicle-togrid (Sovacool et al 2018a;Sovacool et al 2018b;Kester et al 2018a;Kester et al 2018b).…”

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Reviewing Nordic transport challenges and climate policy priorities: Expert perceptions of decarbonisation in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

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The five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have aggressive climate and energy policies in place and are largely on track in their decarbonisation of electricity, heat, and buildings. Transportation and mobility, however, remains a pressing challenge. This study asks: what are the greatest national and regional transport challenges facing Nordic countries? To provide an answer, the authors conducted 227 semi-structured interviews with participants from 201 institutions across seventeen cities within the Nordic region. Those interviewed represent a diverse array of stakeholders involved with transport technology, policy and practice. Although respondents identified 44 distinct transport challenges, the fossil fuel intensity of transport was by far the most frequently mentioned by than two-fifths (42%) of the expert sample. Five other challenges were also mentioned the most frequently by respondents: long travel distances (17%), the state of public transport infrastructure (16%), congestion (15%), population density (10%), and electrification of transport (10%). Interestingly, items such as costs and affordability, energy or transport efficiency, consumer knowledge and awareness, and automobile accidents were mentioned by only 3% (or less). The article concludes by what this heterogeneity and prioritization of challenges means for future Nordic research and policy.

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The demographics of decarbonizing transport: The influence of gender, education, occupation, age, and household size on electric mobility preferences in the Nordic region

Cited by 185 publications

References 77 publications

Investigating the Influence of Consumer Behavior and Governmental Policy on the Diffusion of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, China

Investigating the Influence of Consumer Behavior and Governmental Policy on the Diffusion of Electric Vehicles in Beijing, China

Contested visions and sociotechnical expectations of electric mobility and vehicle-to-grid innovation in five Nordic countries

Reviewing Nordic transport challenges and climate policy priorities: Expert perceptions of decarbonisation in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

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