Preference and lifestyle heterogeneity among potential plug-in electric vehicle buyers

Energy Economics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 190-201

  Axsen, Jonn ^a   Bailey, Joseph ^a   Castro, Marisol Andrea ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Consumer preference; Discrete choice model; Electric vehicle; Latent class analysis; Lifestyle; Preference heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FUEL ECONOMY; MOTIVATION; SALES; SURVEYS; VEHICLES;

CONSUMER PREFERENCES; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; LIFESTYLE; PREFERENCE HETEROGENEITY;

PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; HETEROGENEITY; LIFESTYLE;

CANADA;

EID: 84930940495     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2015.05.003     Document Type: Article

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