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Transition towards sustainable transportation: What determines fuel choice?
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Social Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1296-4224
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Social Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7199-7843
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Energy Science.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Social Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6622-6983
2020 (English)In: Transport Policy, ISSN 0967-070X, E-ISSN 1879-310X, Vol. 90, p. 31-38Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

For the transport sector to become more sustainable, substantial technological and behavioural changes are required. Increased understanding about household choices related to more green alternatives in transportation is needed in order for policy makers to make efficient policies in the future. The main purpose of this paper is to analyze which factors that determines the fuel choice between ethanol and gasoline for owners of flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs). We evaluate how the self-reported fuel choice is influenced by the relative price, as well as individual differences in norms and perceptions about environmental and quality attributes of ethanol. Data was collected through a survey sent to Swedish FFV owners and is analyzed in a binary choice and a LCM framework. Results show that price, perceptions about quality, age and environmental attitudes influence the self-reported willingness to choose ethanol. Furthermore, results show that preferences are not homogenous, three groups are identified; price conscious respondents, ethanol skeptical respondents and respondents with pronounced environmental concern. However, although the motive for introducing and subsidizing ethanol was to reduce climate and environmental impacts, the group that chooses ethanol based on climate and environmental motives is small. The results further reveal that the debate about motor damages from ethanol have had a long lasting effect on the willingness to choose ethanol. Thus, it is necessary to try to prevent or mitigate concerns regarding e.g. potential technical or ethical issues when promoting future technologies or fuels aimed at a sustainable transportation sector.

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Elsevier, 2020. Vol. 90, p. 31-38
Keywords [en]
Fuel choice, Transport policies, Environmental norms, Sustainable transportation
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Economics Energy Engineering
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Economics; Energy Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-77826DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.02.008ISI: 000527367800004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85079629938OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-77826DiVA, id: diva2:1395685
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The Swedish Knowledge Centre for Renewable Transportation Fuels (f3)Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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Validerad;2020;Nivå 2;2020-03-02 (alebob)

Available from: 2020-02-24 Created: 2020-02-24 Last updated: 2023-09-05Bibliographically approved

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