Noel, Lance, Zarazua de Rubens, Gerardo, Kester, Johannes and Sovacool, Benjamin K (2020) Understanding the socio-technical nexus of Nordic Electric Vehicle (EV) barriers: a qualitative discussion of range, price, charging and knowledge. Energy Policy, 138. a111292. ISSN 0301-4215

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Abstract

Electric vehicles are perceived as a key alternate to internal combustion engine vehicles for a transition to a decarbonized society. However, this transition towards the electrification of transport has not made equal progress globally, and faced several impediments to consumer adoption of EVs across the Nordic region and beyond. While there has been a multitude of reasons provided in the literature, we aim to characterize the barriers that remain to electrification today, as well as their perceived interconnections and futures. To provide insight into this query, the authors conducted 227 semi-structured interviews with transportation and electricity experts from 201 institutions across seventeen cities in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The qualitative results and consequent cluster analysis show that common barriers like range, price and charging infrastructure continue to persist, despite technological advancements over the recent years. At the same time, results also show that barriers are highly interconnected and are commonly connected to consumer knowledge and experience. The article concludes with a discussion of policy implications of the findings and potential future research.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	electric vehicles, climate change, transport policy, range, price, charging infrastructure
Schools and Departments:	University of Sussex Business School > SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit
Subjects:	H Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Francisco Dominguez
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2020 09:04
Last Modified:	24 Feb 2020 15:30
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/89649

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