Charge up then charge out? Drivers' perceptions and experiences of electric vehicles in the UK

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 278-287

  Bunce, Louise ^a   Harris, Margaret ^a   Burgess, Mark ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charging; Electric vehicles; Public charging infrastructure

Indexed keywords

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARGING (FURNACE); ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVESTMENTS; SURVEYS;

CHARGE-UP; CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURES; CO2 EMISSIONS; ELECTRIC TRANSPORT; ENERGY CYCLE; PLUG-INS; SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS; ULTRA LOW CARBON;

CHARGING (BATTERIES);

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84891286607     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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