Consumer Attitudes Towards Alternative Vehicles

Marc Dijk, Jorrit Nijhuis and Reinhard Madlener

Chapter 16 in The Greening of the Automotive Industry, 2012, pp 286-303 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract A quick glance at the automobile market suggests steady progress in the eco-efficiency of cars in recent decades. The conventional internal combustion engines (ICE) in automobiles have improved in energy efficiency and reduced emissions. Moreover, a new market niche of alternative vehicles1 has emerged since 2000. By the spring of 2011, more than 3 million hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) had been sold worldwide and various car firms are currently introducing mass-produced electric car models. But do these trends really reflect a more fundamental change in demand for alternative car engines? Or are the sales of eco-efficient vehicles merely the result of stricter environmental regulations on car emissions and environmental subsidies being offered for eco-efficient vehicles? In this chapter, we assess this question by reviewing six recent studies on car consumers (TNS-Emnid/AutoScout24, 2004; Lane, 2005; Mytelka, 2008; Nijhuis and van den Burg, 2009; Dijk, 2011; Ozaki and Sevastyanova, 2011).

Keywords: Diesel Engine; Fuel Economy; Fuel Efficiency; Hybrid Electric Vehicle; Consumer Attitude (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137018908_17

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