<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purchase of an electric vehicle has become a widely debated topic by the economic community in recent years. However, few personal automobile users, who purchased new cars, have chosen a fully electric vehicle. The novelty of this research came from the assumption that there is a lack of knowledge in this field and fuelled by contradicting information. Potential electric vehicle buyers have developed a real psychosis on the subject, the most consistent motives being among others the charge anxiety. Many researchers consider that the worries of the vehicle users are exaggerated and are not based on reality. Better documentation of the subject would reduce these fears and would increase the process of electrical vehicles absorption. The main objective of this article is to analyse the main anxiety factors by buying an electric vehicle and to reduce the related anxiety. For this purpose, the authors have performed an econometric analysis based on a questionnaire distributed online and face to face in Romania.</p></abstract>

The purchase of an electric vehicle has become a widely debated topic by the economic community in recent years. However, few personal automobile users, who purchased new cars, have chosen a fully electric vehicle. The novelty of this research came from the assumption that there is a lack of knowledge in this field and fuelled by contradicting information. Potential electric vehicle buyers have developed a real psychosis on the subject, the most consistent motives being among others the charge anxiety. Many researchers consider that the worries of the vehicle users are exaggerated and are not based on reality. Better documentation of the subject would reduce these fears and would increase the process of electrical vehicles absorption. The main objective of this article is to analyse the main anxiety factors by buying an electric vehicle and to reduce the related anxiety. For this purpose, the authors have performed an econometric analysis based on a questionnaire distributed online and face to face in Romania.

Key anxiety factors for buying an electric vehicle

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Management & Marketing

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The purchase of an electric vehicle has become a widely debated topic by the economic community in recent years. However, few personal automobile users, who...

Key anxiety factors for buying an electric vehicle

Published Online: Jul 02, 2019

Page range: 240 - 248

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2019-0017

Keywords
range anxiety, purchasing barriers, electric vehicles, sustainability, business models

© 2019 Adrian Tanţău et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Key anxiety factors for buying an electric vehicle

Published Online: Jul 02, 2019

Page range: 240 - 248

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2019-0017

Keywordsrange anxiety, purchasing barriers, electric vehicles, sustainability, business models

© 2019 Adrian Tanţău et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
range anxiety, purchasing barriers, electric vehicles, sustainability, business models