Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/su9040522
Keywords
EVs; PHEVs; penetration; adoption; barriers; preference; willingness; attitude
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71202022, 71572090]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guang Dong Province [2015A030313824, 2014A030310404]
- Shenzhen city Special Strategic Emerging Industry Development Grant [JCYJ20150331151358130]
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China promoted the large-scale adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in its 13th five-year plan; however, this target faces many obstacles. This paper analyzes the main barriers to widespread adoption of EVs through a survey in Shenzhen, which has the biggest EVs market share out of China's major cities. Based on previous research, this paper conducted a new study using 406 approved questionnaires among 500 participants. Our study proposed five hypotheses to examine the main barriers to widespread adoption of EVs. The analysis was conducted using statistical method that included two-way frequency tables, chi-square test, and factor analysis. The results indicated that perception of advantages of EVs and access to recharging EVs remained the main barriers in large-scale penetration. Furthermore, our study revealed that a drop in financial incentives would not cause a significant decline in the future adoption of EVs. The study provides suggestions to car manufacturers and government policy advisors based on our analysis and discussion.
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