The intention to adopt electric vehicles: Driven by functional and non-functional values

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 103, Issue , 2017, Pages 185-197

  Han, Liu ^a   Wang, Shanyong ^a   Zhao, Dingtao ^a   Li, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Adoption intention; Attitude; Electric vehicles; Functional values; Non functional values

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; MARKETING;

ADOPTION INTENTION; ATTITUDE; CONSUMPTION VALUE THEORY; CONSUMPTION VALUES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS); FUNCTIONAL VALUES; MARKETING STRATEGY; NON-FUNCTIONAL;

ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES;

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

ANHUI; CHINA; HEFEI;

EID: 85033401180     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2017.05.033     Document Type: Article

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