Barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles: An analysis of consumer attitudes and perceptions
Barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles: An analysis of consumer attitudes and perceptions
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.009
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
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9
通讯作者：
Long, Suzanna
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作者：
Egbue, Ona;Long, Suzanna
电动汽车（EV）作为一种可行的近期车辆技术被推广，以减少对化石燃料的依赖以及与传统车辆（CV）相关的温室气体（GHG）排放。尽管电动汽车有很多好处，但在电动汽车被广泛采用之前，还需要克服一些障碍。一个主要的障碍是，消费者往往抵制被认为是陌生的或未经证实的新技术，因此，考虑到他们的关键关切的政策决定将取得更大程度的成功。这项研究确定了消费者采用电动汽车的潜在社会技术障碍，并确定可持续性问题是否会影响消费者购买电动汽车的决定。这项研究为技术爱好者的偏好和看法提供了有价值的见解;与技术开发高度相关的个人，更有能力理清电动汽车和简历之间的许多差异。只有当他们认为电动汽车的性能上级CV时，这群人才可能成为电动汽车的早期采用者。这些结果可以指导政策制定者制定能源和交通政策。它还可以为电动汽车工程师将消费者偏好纳入电动汽车工程设计的决策提供指导。(C)2012爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are promoted as a viable near-term vehicle technology to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and resulting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with conventional vehicles (CVs). In spite of the benefits of EVs, several obstacles need to be overcome before EVs will be widely adopted. A major barrier is that consumers tend to resist new technologies that are considered alien or unproved, thus, policy decisions that consider their critical concerns will have a higher level of success. This research identifies potential socio-technical barriers to consumer adoption of EVs and determines if sustainability issues influence consumer decision to purchase an EV. This study provides valuable insights into preferences and perceptions of technology enthusiasts; individuals highly connected to technology development and better equipped to sort out the many differences between EVs and CVs. This group of individuals will likely be early adopters of EVs only if they perceive them to be superior in performance compared to CVs. These results can guide policymakers in crafting energy and transportation policy. It can also provide guidance to EV engineers' decision in incorporating consumer preference into EV engineering design. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.