Factors influencing fleet manager adoption of electric vehicles

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 126-134

  Sierzchula, William ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Early innovation adoption; Electric vehicles; Fleet managers

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGERS; SALES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VEHICLES;

BUSINESS MODELING; FIRST MOVER ADVANTAGES; FLEET MANAGERS; GOVERNMENT GRANTS; INNOVATION ADOPTION; OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES; PRIVATE COMPANIES; PURCHASE DECISION;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; INNOVATION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

NETHERLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903887885     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2014.05.022     Document Type: Article

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