Residential and transportation energy consumption account for more than one-half of the
overall energy consumption in the United States. Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) can play …

Zero emission battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles have the ability to
reduce CO 2 emissions and hence mitigate climate change. Consequently, understanding …

Diminishing government subsidies for distributed photovoltaic (DPV) systems have aroused
wide public concern. This paper intends to explore the influence mechanism of economic …

Charging infrastructure is one of the key ingredients necessary to further increase the market
uptake of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Most public charging infrastructure in Europe is …

Generating energy by renewable sources like wind, sun or water has led to the emergence
of “clean” energy that is generally available at low cost to the environment and is generated …

The increasing adoption of electric vehicles driven by government plans to strongly electrify
mobility will challenge the current distribution grid infrastructure. The related electricity …

Distributed energy resources (DERs) present an important opportunity to lower the carbon
intensity of residential buildings but face numerous barriers to adoption. This paper extends …

Electric vehicles (EVs) and solar photovoltaic systems (PVs) are two technologies that are
gaining popularity in households as a means of reducing carbon emissions and improving …

Identifying policy levers to accelerate the adoption of household energy technologies
requires an integrative perspective, yet energy models have so far focused on the adoption …

Despite culture's tendency to stability, change does occur. This chapter draws from research-
based examples of cultural change to reveal triggers and processes of cultural change. It …