Government is trying but consumers are not buying: A barrier analysis for electric vehicle sales in India
- Title
- Government is trying but consumers are not buying: A barrier analysis for electric vehicle sales in India
- Creator
- Goel P.; Sharma N.; Mathiyazhagan K.; Vimal K.E.K.
- Description
- It is a harsh fact that the introduction of various government schemes to push electric vehicle (EV) utilisation does not seem to appeal to the consumers. There are a few barriers that prevent consumers from purchasing EVs. Thus, in the present study, we have tried to identify and analyse the prominent barriers to the adoption of EVs by scrutinising the existing literature and defining new barriers. From the literature review, 35 barriers have been initially identified in the context of the Indian market. The study uses the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) approach for its analysis. The prominence and causal relationship analyses indicate that familial factors that hinder the decision to buy an EV and unclear government policies regarding EVs were the primary concerns with regard to these vehicles getting traction in the market. The results of this study illustrate the causal relationships amongst the identified barriers. On the other hand, the study reveals that the pricing of the EVs is not a major issue and that the consumers are more concerned about the availability of maintenance support post purchasing of the vehicles. 2021 Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Source
- Sustainable Production and Consumption, Vol-28, pp. 71-90.
- Date
- 2021-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Subject
- Barriers; Consumer; DEMATEL; Electric Vehicle (EVs); Government; India
- Coverage
- Goel P., Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110017, India; Sharma N., Christ (Deemed to be) University, Delhi NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, 201003, Uttar Pradesh, India; Mathiyazhagan K., Operations & Quantitative Methods, Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India; Vimal K.E.K., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Patna, 800005, Bihar, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 23525509
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Goel P.; Sharma N.; Mathiyazhagan K.; Vimal K.E.K., “Government is trying but consumers are not buying: A barrier analysis for electric vehicle sales in India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 26, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/15610.