Deriving vehicle-to-grid business models from consumer preferences

René Bohnsack, Robert van den Hoed, Hugo Oude Reimer

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Abstract

Combining electric cars with utility services seems to be a natural fit and holds the promise to tackle various mobility as well as electricity challenges at the same time. So far no viable business model for vehicle-to-grid technology has emerged, raising the question which characteristics a vehicle-to-grid business model should have. Drawing on an exploratory study amongst 189 Dutch consumers this study seeks to understand consumer preferences in vehicle-to-grid business models using conjoint analysis, factor analysis and cluster analysis. The results suggest that consumers prefer private ownership of an EV and a bidirectional charger instead of community ownership of bidirectional charger, they prefer utility companies instead of car companies as the aggregator and they require home and public charging. The most salient attributes in a V2G business model seem to be functional rather than financial or social. The customer segment with the highest willingness to adopt V2G prefers functional attributes. Based on the findings, the study proposes a business model that incorporates the derived preferences
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventThe 28th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition - Kintex, Goyang, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 3 May 20156 May 2015

Conference

ConferenceThe 28th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition
Abbreviated titleEVS 28
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityKintex, Goyang
Period3/05/156/05/15

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