Examining Antecedents and Consequents of Electric Car Adoption The Impact on Environment Sustainability

Abstract

Increasing in global warming has led many countries around the world to set policies newlineand regulations to mitigate climate change. 60% of the oil consumed worldwide newlinecomes from the transportation sector. Therefore, the transport sector is highly newlinedependent on crude oil and in fact, it is the largest consumption of energy in the newlineworld. Also, it contributes to carbon emissions polluting the environment and creating newlinehealth hazards. newlineIn the transportation sector, governments are introducing market - pull and newlinetechnology-pushstrategies to have car manufacturers develop eco-friendlier vehicles newlineas one of the sustainable eco-innovation initiatives. The main purpose of promoting newlinesustainable eco-friendly vehicles is to reduce oil consumption, air pollution and to newlinepioneer in adoption of new technologies. newlineHence, car manufacturers are producing alternate fuel vehicles in response to the newlineregulations. The electrification through the diffusion of Electric Vehicles, newlinecollaborating with the generation of cleaner electricity is regarded as a promising newlinepathway to mitigate air pollution from on-road vehicles and energy dependency. The newlineElectric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) is a multi-government policy forum founded in newline2009 under the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) which is dedicated to accelerating newlineEVs adoption among consumers worldwide. Hence, Sustainable transportation goals newlinehave become a priority to mitigate climate change. Electric Vehicles have the ability newlineto reduce the emissions generated by the transportation sector to achieve sustainable newlinetransportation goals. Hence the shifts towards Electric Vehicles are a necessity. newlineAmidst, this background, there is an urgent need to address environmental newlinesustainability issues caused by ever growing transportation sector. The reintroduction newlineof Electric vehicles has come up with lots of challenges. Hence, the study is about newlineexamining the technical factors (Operational factors) influencing the adoption of newlineElectric vehicles (cars) in the Indian context and its impact on Environmental newlinesust