Even though they started off promisingly, electric vehicles (EVs) could never be permanently established in the transportation system. In the last decades EVs were rather seen as niche products - which were strongly supported by the dedicated community - than as serious competitors for internal combustion engines (IGEs). Following increasing demand and decreasing supply of fossil fuels, this mindset has gradually changed. The growing awareness for CO2-emissions has stirred the public's interest in alternative propulsion systems. The fact that car-traffic is responsible for 14% of Germany's overall CO2-emissions clearly emphasizes the importance to develop new concepts for transportation. Similar pictures can be seen all over Europe and in the US as well. Therefore within the EU ambitious efforts are undertaken to further reduce CO2-emissions. According to a recent regulation by the European Commission, car manufacturers are required to reduce their average fleet emission of newly registered cars to 130 g/km by 2015. The implementation of innovative concepts like electric vehicles in the fleet will be accounted for by up to 7 g/1 km as credits (European Parliament and Council of the European Union, 2009). Additionally Germany - similar to initiatives in the UK and US - has defined the goal that by 2020 one million electric cars should be driven on German streets. The initiative by the German government to further support research and development of electric vehicles was the framework for the present field study.
Research methods to assess the acceptance of EVs - experiences from an EV user study
Forschungsmethoden zur Bewertung der Akzeptanz von Elektroautos - Erfahrungen aus Nutzerstudien
2010
7 Seiten, 12 Quellen
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Conference paper
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English
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