TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of environmental awareness on purchase intention and satisfaction pertaining to electric vehicles in Japan
AU - Okada, Takanori
AU - Tamaki, Tetsuya
AU - Managi, Shunsuke
N1 - Funding Information:
The author would like to acknowledge the financial supports from Specially Promoted Research through a Grant-in-Aid (Scientific Research 26000001) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (S-16) from the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - The reduction of CO 2 emission using electric vehicles (EVs) is attracting much attention as a countermeasure for global warming. In this study, we investigate the intention of non-EV owners and the post-purchase satisfaction of EV owners by conducting online survey in Japan. The structural relation of both these factors is analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). This analysis focuses on the environmental awareness. We compare the estimations between the purchase intentions of non-EV users and the post-purchase satisfaction of EV users. Results show that the structures of purchase intentions of non-EV users and post-purchase satisfaction of EV are different. The evaluation of EVs shows that the environmental awareness has a direct effect on the purchase intention of a non-EV user, whereas an indirect effect on the post-purchase satisfaction of a EV user.
AB - The reduction of CO 2 emission using electric vehicles (EVs) is attracting much attention as a countermeasure for global warming. In this study, we investigate the intention of non-EV owners and the post-purchase satisfaction of EV owners by conducting online survey in Japan. The structural relation of both these factors is analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). This analysis focuses on the environmental awareness. We compare the estimations between the purchase intentions of non-EV users and the post-purchase satisfaction of EV users. Results show that the structures of purchase intentions of non-EV users and post-purchase satisfaction of EV are different. The evaluation of EVs shows that the environmental awareness has a direct effect on the purchase intention of a non-EV user, whereas an indirect effect on the post-purchase satisfaction of a EV user.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2019.01.012
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2019.01.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059934178
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 67
SP - 503
EP - 513
JO - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
ER -