Authors: Gohil Ajayrajsinh, Gondaliya Tulsi, Jadeja Pushpraj, Jagad Shyam, Jain Aakash, Jain Anuchi, Jain Krishika, Jaiswal Shubh, Kabra Abhinav & Kachrola Hiren
Prof. Sonal Gogri
Abstract: Climate crisis plan of action around the world are counting heavily on the electrification of private transport to attain carbon diminishing targets. Presently, the main crisp is on electric vehicles (EVs) in specific, which are fresh technologies, counting fully electric, plug-in hybrid and range prolonged electric vehicles. In general, conventional consumers have no experience with EVs. This presents a substantial challenge to the study and prediction of the consumer response to such vehicles. In order to fast-track the market, more confirmation is needed on the inclination of consumers to respond to this technology and under what combination of fuel prices, incentives, infrastructure provision, technical performance, and individual and communal norms success is most likely to be achieved.
This paper presents a systematic review of the international indication to understand consumer behavior relating to the uptake EVs in particular. The literature falls into two comprehensive categories (i) theoretical texts of different authors related to environmental sustainability psychological behavior of consumer, government measures regarding EVs and technological factors; (ii) empirical evidence based on (a) quantitative questionnaire surveys eliciting consumer attitudes and perceptions of vehicle attributes; (b) revealed and stated preference surveys of consumer behavior regarding a variety of factors affecting their preferences.
Convenience sampling – a type of non-probability sampling method, was utilized to collect data from 227 respondents with the help of questionnaires – one for students and one for educators, which were delivered to them as a Google Form. To understand their attitude towards EVs, questions were asked regarding current mode of transport, factors influencing their buying behaviour towards EVs and how likely are they that their next car will be an EV.
Keywords: Climate crisis, Fresh technology, Electric vehicle, Consumer Buying behaviour