Economic, Functional, and Social Factors Influencing Electric Vehicles’ Adoption: An Empirical Study Based on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory
Summary. This study identifies factors driving electric vehicle adoption using diffusion of innovation theory. Survey data from 375 respondents reveals that perceived compatibility, complexity, and relative advantage predict EV adoption. Economic factors like subsidies and price risk, functional factors like intelligent features and sustainability concerns, and social factors like status and reputation significantly influence these perceptions. The findings help explain why EV market penetration lags despite environmental benefits.
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Xia, Z., Wu, D., & Zhang, L.. (2022). Economic, Functional, and Social Factors Influencing Electric Vehicles’ Adoption: An Empirical Study Based on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106283
Xia, Zhengwei, et al. “Economic, Functional, and Social Factors Influencing Electric Vehicles’ Adoption: An Empirical Study Based on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory.” Sustainability, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106283.
Xia, Zhengwei, Dongming Wu, and Langlang Zhang. 2022. “Economic, Functional, and Social Factors Influencing Electric Vehicles’ Adoption: An Empirical Study Based on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory.” Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106283.
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title = {Economic, Functional, and Social Factors Influencing Electric Vehicles’ Adoption: An Empirical Study Based on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory},
author = {Zhengwei Xia and Dongming Wu and Langlang Zhang},
journal = {Sustainability},
year = {2022},
doi = {10.3390/su14106283},
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- 10.3390/su14106283
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- China
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- Asia
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- innovation-theory, climate-and-environment, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28