Research Article

Acceptance of Electric Car Sharing in Rural Areas

Table 1

Items used in the survey.

ConstructItems

Intention to use“I could imagine using the electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot] with an electric car regularly in my daily life in the future.”
Performance expectancy
Effort expectancy

Social norms“‘I could imagine using the electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot] with an electric car regularly on the weekend in the future.”
“I could imagine using the electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot] with a hybrid car regularly in my daily life in the future.”

Trust“I would trust that enough vehicles would be available in the electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot].”
“I would trust that the stated range of the electric vehicles would be precise in the electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot].”
“I would trust that the stated charging time of the electric vehicles would be precise in the electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot].”

Facilitating conditions“The electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot] at the local school would be easy to reach for me.”

Hedonic motivation“Using the electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot] with an electric car would be fun.”
“Using the electric car sharing service in [Wüstenrot] with a hybrid car would be fun.”

Knowledge“How do you rate your knowledge of car sharing?”
“‘How do you rate your knowledge of electric cars?”
“How do you rate your knowledge of hybrid cars?”

Personal norms“Sustainability is an important topic to me.”
“Sustainable mobility is an important topic to me.”