Liu Jing, Zhang Nan, Yang Yifan
Economics and Management Institute, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, China.
Macroeconomic High-quality Development Research Center, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, China.
Heliyon. 2024 Apr 26;10(9):e30350. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30350. eCollection 2024 May 15.
The current energy crisis is worsening worldwide, and in China, urban expansion and per capita vehicle ownership have created a growing energy imbalance and increased pressure to reduce carbon emissions.The popularization of new energy vehicles (NEVs) can provide a step forward to solving energy shortage problems, environmental pollution, and global warming. In 2022, the average penetration rate, which is ratio of new energy vehicle sales to vehicle sales, is just 19.1 %. This paper analysed the reasons for the differences in the penetration rates of new energy vehicles in China's 269 prefecture-level cities, using a Geo Detector approach, and the results showed that the level of economic development, the average annual temperature difference, the density of charging piles, the charging price and the number of population all had significant effects(q＞0.12) on the penetration rate. Based on the above studies, a questionnaire was used to investigate the public's acceptance of new energy vehicles in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and a PLS-SEM regression analysis was conducted. The results showed that men, young people and people with a certain level of basic education were 5 % more likely to accept new energy vehicles.Unlike previous studies, perceived cost had no significant correlation with the acceptance of new energy vehicles. Perceived risk had a significant negative correlation with the acceptance of new energy vehicles,the path coefficient is -0.1.The acceptance of new energy vehicles was significantly and positively correlated with vehicle quality and service, the public's understanding of new energy vehicles, and subjective norms, their average path coefficients are above 0.1. We argues that the government should maintain a certain level of promotion of new energy vehicles and accelerate the construction of charging piles, based on the aforementioned results.
当前，全球能源危机日益严峻，在中国，城市扩张和人均汽车保有量的增加导致能源失衡加剧，碳排放减排压力增大。新能源汽车的普及有助于解决能源短缺、环境污染和全球变暖等问题。2022年，新能源汽车销量占汽车总销量的平均渗透率仅为19.1%。本文运用地理探测器方法分析了中国269个地级市新能源汽车渗透率差异的原因，结果表明，经济发展水平、年均温差、充电桩密度、充电价格和人口数量对渗透率均有显著影响（q＞0.12）。基于上述研究，通过问卷调查了新疆维吾尔自治区公众对新能源汽车的接受程度，并进行了PLS-SEM回归分析。结果显示，男性、年轻人和具有一定基础教育水平的人群接受新能源汽车的可能性高5%。与以往研究不同的是，感知成本与新能源汽车的接受程度没有显著相关性。感知风险与新能源汽车的接受程度呈显著负相关，路径系数为-0.1。新能源汽车的接受程度与车辆质量和服务、公众对新能源汽车的了解程度以及主观规范显著正相关，它们的平均路径系数均高于0.1。基于上述结果，我们认为政府应保持对新能源汽车的一定推广力度，并加快充电桩建设。
