The feasibility and impact of the transition to electric mobility in the Randstad

This project aims to understand barriers and enablers for the transition to electric cars. We will address two main questions: 1. To what extent is a transition to electric vehicles acceptable to consumers, and how will such a transition influence car ownership and car use? (Project 1). 2. Which factors are of crucial importance for the position of non-consumer stakeholders with respect to electric vehicles, and which policy strategies could stimulate these actors to cooperate so as to realize a successful introduction of electric vehicles? (Project 2). The project is conducted by a multidisciplinary team of economists, psychologists, and transport policy researchers. The project is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

Main project

This project is part of project "Understanding environmental behaviour".

Researchers and partners

Behavioural and Social Sciences, Psychology

Linda Steg, Social Psychology

Partners outside of the University of Groningen

Delft University of Technology
Free University of Amsterdam

Education

Courses connected to this project

Master Environmental Psychology

Results

Publications

Bockarjova, M., Knockaert, J., Rietveld, P., & Steg, L. (2015). De (toe)komst van elektrische auto’s in Nederland: voorkeuren van consumenten door het adoptieproces heen. Tijdschrift Vervoerswetenschap, 51 (2), 40-67.
Bockarjova, M., & Steg, L. (2014). Can Protection Motivation Theory predict pro-environmental behavior? Explaining the adoption of electric vehicles in the Netherlands. Global Environmental Change, 28, 276-288. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.06.010
Noppers, E., Keizer, K.E., Bockarjova, M., & Steg, L. (2015). The adoption of sustainable innovations: The role of instrumental, environmental, and symbolic attributes for earlier and later adopters. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 44, 74-84. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.09.002

University's focus areas

Energy
Sustainable Society