• DocumentCode
    68706
  • Title

    Courting and Sparking: Wooing Consumers? Interest in the EV Market

  • Author

    Kar, Narayan C. ; Iyer, K. Lakshmi Varaha ; Labak, Anas ; Lu, Xinyi ; Lai, Ching-Ming ; Balamurali, Aiswarya ; Esteban, Bryan ; Sid-Ahmed, Maher

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Hybrid Automotive Res. & Green Energy (CHARGE), Univ. of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    The concept of electrified vehicles (EVs) is the best old "new" idea that has been around for the last century. Designs have changed to make EVs popular, but until now, no design has captured the public\´s imagination or gained market traction. This is because consumers need more than facts about EVs; they need to be wooed into making a bigger commitment to the EV. The winning combination of making the EVs indispensable to the average North American consumer can be found in accessible charging infrastructures, reliable long-life batteries, and increased mileage. Vehicle manufacturers want a better-quality Ev to offer consumers to increase market penetration. Engineers and policy makers, to make this relationship a reality, need to appeal to more than just consumers\´ minds and go beyond testing and performance statistics and test results.
  • Keywords
    automobile industry; battery powered vehicles; marketing; North America; accessible charging infrastructures; automobile market; electric vehicles; increased mileage; reliable long-life batteries; vehicle design; vehicle manufacturers; Consumer behavior; Electric vehicles; Marketing and sales; Product design; Supply and demand;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrification Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    2325-5897
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MELE.2013.2272481
  • Filename
    6648503