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2020
Journal Article
Title

Can product service systems support electric vehicle adoption?

Abstract
Plug-in electric vehicles are seen as a promising option to reduce oil dependency, greenhouse gas emissions, particulate matter pollution, nitrogen oxide emissions and noise caused by individual road transportation. But how is it possible to foster diffusion of plug-in electric vehicles? Our research focuses on the question whether e-mobility product service systems (i.e. plug-in electric vehicles, interconnected charging infrastructure as well as charging platform and additional services) are supportive to plug-in electric vehicle adoption in professional environments. Our user oriented techno-economic analysis of costs and benefits is based on empirical data originating from 109 organizational fleets participating in a field trial in south-west Germany with in total 327 plug-in electric vehicles and 181 charging points. The results show that organizations indicate a high willingness to pay for e-mobility product service systems. Organizations encounter non-monetary benefits, which on average overcompensate the current higher total cost of ownership of plug-in electric vehicles compared to internal combustion engine vehicles. However, the willingness to pay for e-mobility charging infrastructure and services alone is currently not sufficient to cover corresponding actual costs. The paper relates the interconnected charging infrastructure solutions under study to the development of the internet of things and smarter cities and draws implications on this development.
Author(s)
Ensslen, Axel
KSRI Karlsruhe
Gnann, Till  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Jochem, Patrick
KSRI Karlsruhe
Plötz, Patrick  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Dütschke, Elisabeth  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Fichtner, Wolf
KSRI Karlsruhe
Journal
Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice  
Open Access
DOI
10.24406/publica-r-253318
10.1016/j.tra.2018.04.028
File(s)
N-497714.pdf (903.96 KB)
Rights
CC BY 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Keyword(s)
  • electric mobility

  • electric vehicle

  • Smart City

  • platform service

  • business model

  • product-service system

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