Towards the Future of Sustainable Mobility: Results from a European Survey on (Electric) Powered-Two Wheelers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. PTW and E-PTW Use in Europe
1.2. Consumer Adoption of E-PTWs
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Development of the Questionnaire
2.2. Questionnaire Structure
2.3. Statistical Analysis
- Age category/generation (2): younger vs. elderly. To assess potential differences between younger and elderly participants, a median split has been conducted that categorized “younger participants” below the age of 45 and “elderly participants” above the age of 45 (included).
- PTW ownership (2): yes vs. no. Regardless of ownership, people without their own PTW might still have access to a PTW under certain circumstances.
3. Results
3.1. Panel Description
3.2. Mobility Patterns
3.3. Opinion on Electric Vehicles
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Will, S.; Luger-Bazinger, C.; Schmitt, M.; Zankl, C. Towards the Future of Sustainable Mobility: Results from a European Survey on (Electric) Powered-Two Wheelers. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7151. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137151
Will S, Luger-Bazinger C, Schmitt M, Zankl C. Towards the Future of Sustainable Mobility: Results from a European Survey on (Electric) Powered-Two Wheelers. Sustainability. 2021; 13(13):7151. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137151
Chicago/Turabian StyleWill, Sebastian, Claudia Luger-Bazinger, Marcus Schmitt, and Cornelia Zankl. 2021. "Towards the Future of Sustainable Mobility: Results from a European Survey on (Electric) Powered-Two Wheelers" Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7151. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137151