Does range matter? Exploring perceptions of electric vehicles with and without a range extender among potential early adopters in Germany

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 198-206

  Schneidereit, Tina ^a   Franke, Thomas ^a   Günther, Madlen ^a   Krems, Josef F ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Electric vehicle; Mobility needs; Range extender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933043651     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.06.001     Document Type: Article

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