The role of instrumental, hedonic and symbolic attributes in the intention to adopt electric vehicles

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-49

  Schuitema, Geertje ^a   Anable, Jillian ^a   Skippon, Stephen ^b   Kinnear, Neale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric vehicle; Perception of vehicle attributes; Pro environmental self identity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; PUBLIC POLICY; TRANSPORTATION;

CAR DRIVER; ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS); ONLINE SURVEYS; PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-IDENTITY; SYMBOLIC ATTRIBUTES;

ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES;

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873726441     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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