Vehicle Market Analysis of Drivers’ Preferences in Terms of the Propulsion Systems: The Czech Case Study

Agnieszka Dudziak, Jacek Caban, Ondrej Stopka (), Monika Stoma (), Marie Sejkorová and Mária Stopková
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Agnieszka Dudziak: Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka Str. 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Jacek Caban: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka Str. 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
Ondrej Stopka: Department of Transport and Logistics, Faculty of Technology, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budejovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Monika Stoma: Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Gleboka Str. 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Marie Sejkorová: Faculty of Transport Engineering, University of Pardubice, Studentská 95, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic
Mária Stopková: Department of Transport and Logistics, Faculty of Technology, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budejovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-20

Abstract: The automotive sector has been experiencing a rapid development in recent times. Modern trends aim at the progress of so-called sustainable, eco-friendly vehicles, in many cases associated with advanced technologies and assistance systems. It is increasingly common to see cars with electric, hybrid, gas or hydrogen propulsion systems. Such approaches can create a transformation of manufacturing processes towards the growth of new types and fields of technologies and systems in the automotive industry. The manuscript discusses the subject of vehicles with various types of power supply, i.e., propulsion system. The investigation was executed with different respondent groups whereby the analysis was performed predominantly by using two merging criteria such as place of residence and gender of respondents. Following the research conducted, we state that given a variety of variables, the majority of the respondents are convinced that, prospectively, electric and hybrid vehicles in all probability will be the prevailing types of vehicles occurring on the roads of the Czech Republic. However, it is also important to analyze the situation of the current access to energy resources for manufacturing of both kinds of vehicles and, above all, their utilization. Thus, the preferences of drivers are key issues, but it is also necessary to take into consideration the production capacity and investment profitability regarding the purchase of vehicles with modern types of propulsion system.

Keywords: automotive market; drivers’ preferences; propulsion system; eco-friendly vehicles; hybrid vehicles; electric vehicles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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