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DOI	10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100191
	When 'fear factors' motivate people to adopt electric vehicles in India: An empirical investigation of the protection motivation theory
	Deka, Chayasmita; Dutta, Mrinal Kanti; Yazdanpanah, Masoud; Komendantova, Nadejda
发表日期	2024
ISSN	2666-7843
起始页码	13
卷号	13
英文摘要	Climatic extremes have caused immense harm around the world. Its harm in terms of the proportion of people and regions affected continues to increase every single day. Due to people's psychological distance from such climatic threats, active initiatives are not undertaken for mitigation of its source. Rather, localized short-term solutions are marking a new status-quo. This study examines if fear can be used as a motivator to nudge people away from the psychological distance and motivate them to adopt electric vehicles (EVs). While subsidies and tax rebates are popularly adopted means to boost demand and supply of EVs, monetary incentives are costly to sustain for developing nations, amidst their diverse priorities. Instead, use of motivators like 'fear' is cheap, yet not much explored. Using the protection motivation theory, the study interviews 1112 Indian individuals, to examine if fear can nudge EV adoption. Using structural equation modeling and mediation analysis, the study finds that the expectation of personal harm from climatic threats can nudge one to actively mitigate the source of threat. Various aspects of threat and the associated coping processes that need to be triggered sequentially to nudge the formation of a pro-environmental intention to adopt EVs are also outlined.
英文关键词	Electric vehicle; Intention; Psychological distance; Threat appraisal; Coping action; Protection motivation theory
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001234591900001
来源期刊	CLEANER AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/296746
作者单位	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Indian Institute of Technology System (IIT System); Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Guwahati; State University System of Florida; University of Florida
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Deka, Chayasmita,Dutta, Mrinal Kanti,Yazdanpanah, Masoud,et al. When 'fear factors' motivate people to adopt electric vehicles in India: An empirical investigation of the protection motivation theory[J],2024,13.
APA	Deka, Chayasmita,Dutta, Mrinal Kanti,Yazdanpanah, Masoud,&Komendantova, Nadejda.(2024).When 'fear factors' motivate people to adopt electric vehicles in India: An empirical investigation of the protection motivation theory.CLEANER AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION,13.
MLA	Deka, Chayasmita,et al."When 'fear factors' motivate people to adopt electric vehicles in India: An empirical investigation of the protection motivation theory".CLEANER AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION 13(2024).