Direct experience with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) matters when evaluating vehicle attributes, attitude and purchase intention

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 46, Issue , 2017, Pages 47-69

  Schmalfuß, Franziska ^a   Mühl, Kristin ^b   Krems, Josef F ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Battery electric vehicle; Experience; Online survey; Test trial; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE TESTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; MARKETING; PURCHASING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SURVEYS; VEHICLES;

ACCEPTANCE; BEHAVIORAL INTENTION; EXPERIENCE; MARKETING STRATEGY; ONLINE SURVEYS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES;

EID: 85012083546     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2017.01.004     Document Type: Article

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