Determinants of mini-electric vehicle adoption: Insights from early-adopters in China

IF 6.3 2区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS Transport Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-13 DOI:10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.01.017

Danting Zhao , Yuandong Liu , Shaoxuan Zhu , Jinglei Chi

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Abstract

Mini-electric vehicles (mini-EVs) have gained popularity in China. However, there has been no research on this new vehicle type. This study fills this gap by examining the determinants and differences in adoption behavior between mini- and full-size EVs. An integrated method of binary logit regression and stepwise forward regression indicated that seven factors determine mini-EV adoption (battery type, travel purpose, commute time, travel demand, battery degradation anxiety, purchase price, and official top speed). Based on this, three profiles are identified for mini-EV adopters (high-cost, long-commute, and multi-purpose adopters), while four profiles are identified for full-size EV adopters (lithium iron phosphate—low demand, short-time commute, ternary lithium-ion—low cost, and ternary lithium-ion—high cost adopters) by latent profile analysis. It is also found that mini-EV adopters have common misperceptions about the vehicle's official top speed and rated seating capacity. This study provides fresh insights into mini-EVs and offers policy guidance for the diffusion of this new type of vehicle.

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迷你电动汽车（mini- ev）在中国越来越受欢迎。然而，目前还没有关于这种新型车辆的研究。本研究通过研究迷你和全尺寸电动汽车在采用行为上的决定因素和差异来填补这一空白。采用二元logit回归和逐步正回归相结合的方法，分析了影响迷你电动汽车使用的7个因素（电池类型、出行目的、通勤时间、出行需求、电池退化焦虑、购买价格和官方最高车速）。在此基础上，通过潜在特征分析，确定了小型电动汽车采用者的三种特征（高成本、长通勤和多用途采用者），而全尺寸电动汽车采用者的四种特征（磷酸铁锂-低需求、短通勤、三元锂离子低成本和三元锂离子高成本采用者）。研究还发现，迷你电动汽车的采用者对车辆的官方最高速度和额定座位容量有普遍的误解。这项研究为微型电动汽车提供了新的见解，并为这种新型汽车的推广提供了政策指导。

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Transport Policy Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Transport Policy is an international journal aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice in transport. Its subject areas reflect the concerns of policymakers in government, industry, voluntary organisations and the public at large, providing independent, original and rigorous analysis to understand how policy decisions have been taken, monitor their effects, and suggest how they may be improved. The journal treats the transport sector comprehensively, and in the context of other sectors including energy, housing, industry and planning. All modes are covered: land, sea and air; road and rail; public and private; motorised and non-motorised; passenger and freight.