TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the socio-technical nexus of Nordic electric vehicle (EV) barriers
T2 - A qualitative discussion of range, price, charging and knowledge
AU - Noel, Lance
AU - Zarazua de Rubens, Gerardo
AU - Kester, Johannes
AU - Sovacool, Benjamin K.
PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Charging infrastructure
KW - Climate change
KW - Electric vehicles
KW - Price
KW - Range
KW - Transport policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078480253&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111292
DO - 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111292
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85078480253
SN - 0301-4215
VL - 138
JO - Energy Policy
JF - Energy Policy
M1 - 111292
ER -