Exploring disparities and similarities in daily travel mode choices between electric vehicle owners and internal combustion engine vehicle owners

IF 3.3 3区工程技术 Q2 TRANSPORTATION

Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research Pub Date : 2025-08-09 DOI:10.1080/19427867.2024.2416314

Kai Liu , Yuan Xu

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Abstract

This study proposes a novel instrument for measuring private car owners’ travel-related lifestyle (PCTRL) based on a survey (N = 2045) conducted in China’s four first-tier cities and ten quasi first-tier cities. By employing principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis, the study classifies electric vhehicle (EV) owners and internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV) owners into five distinct PCTRL segments, respectively. The findings reveal that only 66% of EV owners have similar PCTRLs to 67% of ICEV owners, with the most notable disparity being the higher likelihood of EV owners choosing private cars for their daily commutes. Furthermore, a random forest model was developed to predict the daily activity-based travel mode choices behavior of both EV and ICEV owners. The findings offer valuable insights into understanding the behavior of EV and ICEV owners in their daily travel mode choices and help formulating more effective traffic management strategies.

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探讨电动车车主与内燃机车主在日常出行方式选择上的异同

本文通过对中国4个一线城市和10个准一线城市的调查（N = 2045），提出了一种衡量私家车车主出行相关生活方式（PCTRL）的新工具。通过主成分分析（PCA）和聚类分析，本研究将电动汽车（EV）车主和内燃机汽车（ICEV）车主分别划分为5个不同的PCTRL群体。调查结果显示，只有66%的电动汽车车主与67%的电动汽车车主拥有相似的pctrl，其中最显著的差异是电动汽车车主选择私家车作为日常通勤工具的可能性更高。建立随机森林模型，预测电动汽车车主和电动汽车车主基于日常活动的出行方式选择行为。研究结果为了解电动汽车和电动汽车车主在日常出行方式选择方面的行为提供了有价值的见解，并有助于制定更有效的交通管理策略。

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Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-

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6.40

自引率

14.30%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research is a quarterly journal that publishes high-quality peer-reviewed and mini-review papers as well as technical notes and book reviews on the state-of-the-art in transportation research. The focus of Transportation Letters is on analytical and empirical findings, methodological papers, and theoretical and conceptual insights across all areas of research. Review resource papers that merge descriptions of the state-of-the-art with innovative and new methodological, theoretical, and conceptual insights spanning all areas of transportation research are invited and of particular interest.