Table 5 Description of Significant Variables.
From: College students’ potential purchase intention of electric two-wheeled vehicles
Explanatory variables | Average | Standard deviation | Minimum value | Maximum value | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly fuel expenses on regular scooters (USD) | 94.56 | 45.04 | 30 | 250 | Median | Hackbarth and Madlener (2013) |
Age | 20.67 | 1.88 | 18 | 45 | 18 to 45 years old | Hackbarth and Madlener (2013) |
Number of people in each household | 4.38 | 0.91 | 1 | 6 | 1–6 persons | Hackbarth and Madlener (2013) |
ETWVs are too expensive | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 | Y:1, N:0 | Brückmann et al. (2021), Ferrara et al. (2019), Patil and Majumdar (2021) |
ETWVs have poor endurance | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0 | 1 | Y:1, N:0 | Brückmann et al. (2021), Ferrara et al. (2019), Patil and Majumdar (2021) |
The reason to choose ETWVs is the subsidy | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 | Y:1, N:0 | Brückmann et al. (2021), Ferrara et al. (2019), Eccarius and Lu (2020), Patil and Majumdar (2021), Zhu et al. (2019) |
Moderate price of the ETWVs | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 | Y:1, N:0 | Brückmann et al. (2021), Ali et al. (2017), Guerra (2019), Ferrara et al. (2019) |
Exemption of fuel tax/vehicle license tax | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | Y:1, N:0 | Brückmann et al. (2021), Guerra, (2019), Eccarius and Lu (2020), Patil and Majumdar (2021), Zhu et al. (2019) |
Outstanding performances (horsepower and distance) | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0 | 1 | Y:1, N:0 | |
I am willing to try or continue to use ETWVs | 3.50 | 1.00 | 1 | 5 | Level 1–5 | Ferrara et al. (2019) |
Good value for the price of ETWVs | 3.04 | 0.94 | 1 | 5 | Level 1–5 | |
ETWVs can improve the quality of outdoor activities | 3.44 | 0.93 | 1 | 5 | Level 1–5 | Hardt and Bogenberger (2018) |
Those who are male, have high household income, and are willing to spend more money to purchase ETWVs for environmental reasons | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | Y:1, N:0 | - |
Those who are male, have high household income, and regard ETWVs as their first choice when purchasing a vehicle in the future | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | Y:1, N:0 | - |
