Ownership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in Norwegian households
Abstract The transition to a zero-emission passenger vehicle fleet has become imperative because of the growing concerns about climate change. Here, we investigate the trends and socioeconomic determinants influencing emitting and battery electric vehicle ownership using longitudinal data of Norwegi...
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| author | Davood Qorbani Hubert P. L. M. Korzilius Stein-Erik Fleten |
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| description | Abstract The transition to a zero-emission passenger vehicle fleet has become imperative because of the growing concerns about climate change. Here, we investigate the trends and socioeconomic determinants influencing emitting and battery electric vehicle ownership using longitudinal data of Norwegian households with any vehicle ownership record from 2005 to 2022, accounting for over 2.4 million unique households. Intriguingly, more than half of the households owning battery electric vehicles had three or more of these vehicles in 2022, indicating an unbalanced ownership distribution concentrating on the wealthiest. Moreover, almost one in ten households once owned battery electric vehicles discontinued ownership by 2022. Our population-level panel data analysis indicates that lower income, having children, and working away from the residence municipality are positively linked to owning emitting vehicles, while demonstrating the opposite effect for battery electric vehicle ownership. Household size and educational attainment also appear to drive vehicle ownership positively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e28e201b07a642278915a7b1e6e2ae122024-04-07T11:31:59ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352024-04-015111310.1038/s43247-024-01303-zOwnership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in Norwegian householdsDavood Qorbani0Hubert P. L. M. Korzilius1Stein-Erik Fleten2Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Institute for Management Research, Radboud UniversityNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)Abstract The transition to a zero-emission passenger vehicle fleet has become imperative because of the growing concerns about climate change. Here, we investigate the trends and socioeconomic determinants influencing emitting and battery electric vehicle ownership using longitudinal data of Norwegian households with any vehicle ownership record from 2005 to 2022, accounting for over 2.4 million unique households. Intriguingly, more than half of the households owning battery electric vehicles had three or more of these vehicles in 2022, indicating an unbalanced ownership distribution concentrating on the wealthiest. Moreover, almost one in ten households once owned battery electric vehicles discontinued ownership by 2022. Our population-level panel data analysis indicates that lower income, having children, and working away from the residence municipality are positively linked to owning emitting vehicles, while demonstrating the opposite effect for battery electric vehicle ownership. Household size and educational attainment also appear to drive vehicle ownership positively.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01303-z |
| spellingShingle | Davood Qorbani Hubert P. L. M. Korzilius Stein-Erik Fleten Ownership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in Norwegian households Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | Ownership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in Norwegian households |
| title_full | Ownership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in Norwegian households |
| title_fullStr | Ownership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in Norwegian households |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ownership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in Norwegian households |
| title_short | Ownership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in Norwegian households |
| title_sort | ownership of battery electric vehicles is uneven in norwegian households |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01303-z |
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