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Title:

All Plug-In Electric Vehicles Are Not the Same: Predictors of Preference for a Plug-In Hybrid Versus a Battery-Electric Vehicle

Accession Number:

01657380

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This study analyzes data from a survey of drivers in late 2013 to assess the factors that influence potential car buyers to consider two different types of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). The results indicate distinct profiles of respondents preferring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which have a gasoline backup engine, versus battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that rely solely on a battery for power. Respondents interested in selecting a PHEV consider it more for its economic benefits, such as reduced gasoline and maintenance expenditures. Respondents preferring a BEV find it appealing more for its environmental and advanced technological image.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADC80 Standing Committee on Alternative Transportation Fuels and Technologies.

Report/Paper Numbers:

18-00951

Language:

English

Authors:

Lane, Bradley W
Carley, Sanya
Siddiki, Saba
Dumortier, Jerome
Clark-Sutton, Kyle
Krause, Rachel M
Graham, John D

Pagination:

18p

Publication Date:

2018

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2018-1-7 to 2018-1-11
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Energy; Highways; Society; Vehicles and Equipment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-00951

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 8 2018 10:14AM