Public perceptions and acceptance of alternative fuel vehicles: An empirical analysis on the role of age, gender, and climate change awareness

IF 5.1 3区工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy Reports Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI:10.1016/j.egyr.2025.06.038

Regina Gimpel, Katrin Arning

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Abstract

Electric vehicles (EVs) will play a key role in the decarbonization of future mobility. However, the integration of bridging technologies, such as e-fuels, is essential. Public risk perception and acceptance can have a significant impact on the integration of these alternative fuel vehicles. An empirical study was conducted to investigate the risk perception and acceptance of e-fuels and EVs. Additionally, potential influencing individual factors such as age, gender, and climate change awareness (CCA) were considered. Data were collected via a representative quantitative online survey (N = 517, German laypersons) in April 2023. Results indicated higher CCA among females and ambiguous results for age. E-fuels were preferred over EVs as an alternative fuel vehicle, with lower affective risk perceptions and higher acceptance. Regression analyses suggested that age, gender, and CCA marginally predicted risk perception and acceptance of EVs, whereas these factors had no significant influence on e-fuels. Recommendations for technical developers, policymakers, and communicators in the context of sustainable mobility are derived.

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公众对替代燃料汽车的认知和接受：年龄、性别和气候变化意识作用的实证分析

电动汽车（ev）将在未来出行的脱碳中发挥关键作用。然而，桥接技术的整合，如电子燃料，是必不可少的。公众对风险的认知和接受程度可以对这些替代燃料汽车的整合产生重大影响。本研究对电动汽车和电动燃料的风险认知和接受度进行了实证研究。此外，还考虑了潜在的影响因素，如年龄、性别和气候变化意识（CCA）。数据于2023年4月通过具有代表性的在线定量调查（N = 517，德国外行）收集。结果显示，女性的CCA较高，年龄的结果不明确。与电动汽车相比，人们更倾向于使用电子燃料作为替代燃料汽车，其情感风险感知较低，接受度较高。回归分析表明，年龄、性别和CCA对电动汽车的风险认知和接受程度有轻微影响，而这些因素对电动燃料的风险认知和接受程度没有显著影响。在可持续交通的背景下，为技术开发人员、政策制定者和传播者提出了建议。

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8.20

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2608

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38 days

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