Creating the Illusion of Sportiness: Evaluating Modified Throttle Mapping and Artificial Engine Sound for Electric Vehicles

Table 2

Promax-rotated PCA loadings for the first two principal components (PC).

	PC1-Sportiness	PC2-Positive Affect
Q1. Brake effort	0.00	−0.26
Q2. Steering effort	−0.16	−0.52
Q3. Acceleration effort	−0.78	−0.15
Q4. Speed control effort	0.09	−0.62
Q5. Engine responsiveness	0.83	0.02
Q6. Brake responsiveness	−0.08	0.01
Q7. Engine sound	0.50	−0.24
Q8. Sportiness	0.83	0.08
Q9. Safety	−0.35	0.72
Q10. Comfort	0.02	0.77
Q11. Desirability	0.41	0.64
Q12. Sleep-inducing	−0.78	0.19
Q13. Likability	0.44	0.64
Q14. Quickness	0.87	0.13