Environmental concerns and switching toward electric vehicles: geographic and institutional perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (32) ◽  
pp. 39774-39785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aqsa Sajjad ◽  
Fahad Asmi ◽  
Jianxun Chu ◽  
Muhammad Azfar Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Environmental Concerns

scholarly journals Participation of Electric Vehicle Aggregators in Ancillary Services Considering Users’ Preferences

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Michel Clairand
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Electricity Market ◽  
Ancillary Services ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Urban Transit ◽  
Regulation Services ◽  
Electricity Market Regulation

Growing environmental concerns have contributed to urban transit alternatives, such as Electric Vehicles (EVS). As a result, the market for EVs is growing each year, which are a solution to mitigate these concerns. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. Although EVs present several environmental advantages, a massive introduction of them could generate power systems issues. Several works have proposed strategies to mitigate those issues. Since EVs posses batteries with significant capacity, they could provide services to the power grid, such as ancillary services. Thus, this paper presents a methodology where EVs could participate in Secondary frequency response through an EV aggregator. Moreover, EV user’s preferences are taken into account to facilitate their participation. The case study of Quito, Ecuador is considered. The results of this methodology show that the EV aggregator has a significant potential for providing electricity market regulation services, especially in view of the use of V2G mode.

scholarly journals Public Intentions to Purchase Electric Vehicles in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5523
Author(s):  
Jaeyoung Lee ◽  
Farrukh Baig ◽  
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur ◽  
Sajan Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to lead the transition in road transportation from traditional petroleum mobility to electric mobility. Despite many environmental benefits, the market penetration rate of EVs is still low in most developing countries. Recently, Pakistan formulated its first EV policy for 2020–2025 to accelerate EV adoption. This study aims to explore the factors, including environmental concerns, perceived ease of use, effort expectancy, social influence, and perceived facilitating conditions, affecting individuals’ behavioral intentions to purchase EVs in Pakistan. The hypotheses were developed based on the literature, and an online questionnaire survey was conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, to collect the relevant data. The partial least square path modeling approach of structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesis. The results confirmed that the environmental concerns, perceived ease of use, and effort expectancy positively affect the public’s intentions to use EVs in the future. However, social influence and facilitating conditions did not significantly contribute to EV adoption in the present study. The findings suggest that the EV manufacturers aiming to accelerate EV adoption should develop marketing strategies to disseminate information regarding the environmental benefits of EVs and enhance clarity about EVs’ performance and usage.

scholarly journals Did Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocket Due to Increased Environmental Awareness While Total Vehicle Sales Declined during COVID-19?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13839
Author(s):  
Theo Lieven ◽  
Beatrice Hügler
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Monetary Incentives ◽  
Total Vehicle ◽  
Global Threat ◽  
Sustainable Action

Since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a global threat to humankind. In addition to many cases of illness and millions of deaths, the economy has suffered. Not surprisingly, vehicle sales have declined sharply in most countries by up to 25%. However, the overall sales of electric vehicles (EVs) did not stall; instead, they increased to previously forecasted levels. Is this increase evidence that COVID-19 has promoted sustainable action and strengthened environmental awareness, as researchers have discussed in recently published articles? Or is this merely the effect of monetary incentives by governments, as has been demonstrated in scientific research? This study examines the causes behind the surprising continuous climb of EV sales despite the outbreak of the pandemic by contrasting the influence of COVID-19 on environmental concerns and the usual monetary incentives with their potential complementary effects.

Electric Vehicles: Charging Ahead

2018 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 54-78
Author(s):  
Robert L. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles
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