(Press-News.org) Electric vehicle owners on average are richer, drive more than the general population, and have a higher than average carbon footprint due to higher disposable income—but owning an EV reduces their traffic related emissions, and their personal experience of EVs is linked with positive attitudes and purchase intentions
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000346
Article Title: But can it drive to Lapland? A comparison of electric vehicle owners with the general population for identification of attitudes, concerns and barriers related to electric vehicle adoption in Finland
Author Countries: Finland
Funding: This work was supported by the Strategic Research Council of Academy of Finland (Grant Number 335186) which provided funding for NS, ES and AK as well as Turku Urban Research Programme (for NS and AK). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Electric vehicle owners on average are richer, drive more than the general population, and have a higher than average carbon footprint due to higher disposable income—but owning an EV reduces their tr
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