A multi-phase qualitative study on consumers’ barriers and drivers of electric vehicle use in India: Policy implications

IF 9.3 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS
Shanu Jain , Shalini Gautam , Priyanka Malik , Sushant Kumar , Chitra Krishnan
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The effects of climate change are evident. Globally, there is momentum to use electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce the effects of climate change but these EVs are yet to become mainstream. Against this backdrop, the study aims to understand the behaviour of consumers to use electric vehicles. The study adopts a multi-phase qualitative research design to uncover the reasons for and reason against EVs car use. Innovation resistance theory and innovation diffusion theory are used as theoretical foundations for inquiry. The study focuses on EV cars and investigates Indian consumers. The qualitative data were collected from prospective, buyer, and non-buyers of EV car in multiple phases. The findings are presented across two broader themes of drivers and barriers. The study contributes to the theoretical advancement of EVs. It also offers implications for policymakers and manufacturers to bring EVs into the mainstream and reap their economic and ecological benefits.
关于印度消费者使用电动汽车的障碍和驱动因素的多阶段定性研究:政策影响
气候变化的影响显而易见。在全球范围内,使用电动汽车(EV)来减少气候变化影响的势头正劲,但这些电动汽车尚未成为主流。在此背景下,本研究旨在了解消费者使用电动汽车的行为。本研究采用多阶段定性研究设计,以揭示消费者使用电动汽车的原因和反对使用电动汽车的原因。创新阻力理论和创新扩散理论被用作研究的理论基础。研究重点是电动汽车,调查对象是印度消费者。研究分多个阶段从电动汽车的潜在消费者、购买者和非购买者那里收集定性数据。研究结果分为驱动因素和障碍两大主题。这项研究有助于电动汽车理论的发展。它还为政策制定者和制造商将电动汽车引入主流并获得其经济和生态效益提供了启示。
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来源期刊
Energy Policy
Energy Policy 管理科学-环境科学
CiteScore
17.30
自引率
5.60%
发文量
540
审稿时长
7.9 months
期刊介绍: Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy conversion, distribution and use as well as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to climate change mitigation. The attributes of energy policy may include legislation, international treaties, incentives to investment, guidelines for energy conservation, taxation and other public policy techniques. Energy policy is closely related to climate change policy because totalled worldwide the energy sector emits more greenhouse gas than other sectors.
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