Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or electric-What do car buyers want?

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 532-543

  Axsen, Jonn ^a   Kurani, Kenneth S ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Electric vehicles; Low carbon technology

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; DRIVING PATTERN; ELECTRIC-DRIVE VEHICLES; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; MARKET SUCCESS; PLUG-IN HYBRIDS; PRICE SCENARIOS; PURE ELECTRIC VEHICLES;

AVAILABILITY; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; COSTS; DESIGN; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; SALES; SURVEYS;

PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES;

CARBON EMISSION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; EMISSION CONTROL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN DIEGO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881664487     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.122     Document Type: Article

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