CAR FUEL-TYPE CHOICE UNDER TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC INCENTIVES

摘要

Future levels of vehicle air pollution in urban areas will depend on the proportion of new car buyers who for less polluting vehicles, as these appear on the market. This paper examines the factors likely to influence the demand for lower emission and zero emission vehicles. Using a discrete choice experi- ment, suburban driver commuters choose between three types of vehicles, one conventional, one fuel-efficient and one electric. Each is characterized by varying vehicle cost and performance measures, range and refueling rates, and commuting costs and times.