Malaysian perception and attitude towards electric vehicle
It is noticeable that environmental problems are now becoming global issue. Automotive industries are one of the major contributors to environmental problems. Harmful gases released and waste of automobile polluted the quality of air and damaging the environment. Because of excessive consumption of...
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iium-307062015-08-04T23:47:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30706/ Malaysian perception and attitude towards electric vehicle Rafia, Afroz Rahman, Mohammed Ataur TL1 Motor vehicles It is noticeable that environmental problems are now becoming global issue. Automotive industries are one of the major contributors to environmental problems. Harmful gases released and waste of automobile polluted the quality of air and damaging the environment. Because of excessive consumption of fossil fuels leads to greenhouse gases emission and causing various environmental problems. Since Malaysia’s automotive production increasing rapidly compared to other Asian countries. Therefore, there is a pressing need to examine Malaysian vehicle users’ level of intention, major factors to influence to buy and barriers for green technology. Hence, the aim of this research paper is to investigate vehicle users’ level of intention, major influencing factors and obstacles to purchase green car in Malaysia. The findings of this study indicate that there is a significant relationship between age group, education and attitudes towards EVs. It also revealed that the significant relationship between purchase intention and demographic variables such as age group, education and gender. Therefore, the results from this study can be used to provide important insights for policy-makers in developing programs or projects to increase consumers’ awareness, removing obstacles and focus on major influential factors for having environment friendly automotive industries in Malaysia. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30706/1/Paper_30136_-_Camera_ready.pdf Rafia, Afroz and Rahman, Mohammed Ataur (2013) Malaysian perception and attitude towards electric vehicle. In: IIUM Enginnering Congress 2013, 2-4 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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It is noticeable that environmental problems are now becoming global issue. Automotive industries are one of the major contributors to environmental problems. Harmful gases released and waste of automobile polluted the quality of air and damaging the environment. Because of excessive consumption of fossil fuels leads to greenhouse gases emission and causing various environmental problems. Since Malaysia’s automotive production increasing rapidly compared to other Asian countries. Therefore, there is a pressing need to examine Malaysian vehicle users’ level of intention, major factors to influence to buy and barriers for green technology. Hence, the aim of this research paper is to investigate vehicle users’ level of intention, major influencing factors and obstacles to purchase green car in Malaysia. The findings of this study indicate that there is a significant relationship between age group, education and attitudes towards EVs. It also revealed that the significant relationship between purchase intention and demographic variables such as age group, education and gender. Therefore, the results from this study can be used to provide important insights for policy-makers in developing programs or projects to increase consumers’ awareness, removing obstacles and focus on major influential factors for having environment friendly automotive industries in Malaysia. |
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Malaysian perception and attitude towards electric vehicle |
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