Nowadays, environment-friendly products are widely accepted by society. However, market share of sustainable technologies demanding
higher investments or behavioral changes is rather small, indicating that consumers seem to generally approve of sustainable products, but
rarely perceive them as being compatible with their needs. The present research introduces a model emphasizing the importance of
consumers perceiving the product as being suitable to match their motives relevant to the product domain. In investigating a sample of
531 car drivers, the hypothesized model was tested in the realm of a highly relevant sustainable product: electric vehicles (EVs). Findings
based on structural equation modeling showed that participants’ perceived matching with EV attributes was related to their domain-specific
motives (hedonic, freedom, ecological, and financial motives) and a global preference towards the product. Specific to sustainable products,
ecological motives strongly influenced participants’ matching processes by positively affecting perceived matching with all product
attributes. Participants’ purchase intentions, in turn, were strongly affected by their perceived matching of the product with their motives.
The added value of the model with respect to self-image theories and implications for sustainable product marketing are examined through
discussion
Nowadays, environment-friendly products are widely accepted by society. However, market share of sustainable technologies demandinghigher investments or behavioral changes is rather small, indicating that consumers seem to generally approve of sustainable products, butrarely perceive them as being compatible with their needs. The present research introduces a model emphasizing the importance ofconsumers perceiving the product as being suitable to match their motives relevant to the product domain. In investigating a sample of531 car drivers, the hypothesized model was tested in the realm of a highly relevant sustainable product: electric vehicles (EVs). Findingsbased on structural equation modeling showed that participants’ perceived matching with EV attributes was related to their domain-specificmotives (hedonic, freedom, ecological, and financial motives) and a global preference towards the product. Specific to sustainable products,ecological motives strongly influenced participants’ matching processes by positively affecting perceived matching with all productattributes. Participants’ purchase intentions, in turn, were strongly affected by their perceived matching of the product with their motives.The added value of the model with respect to self-image theories and implications for sustainable product marketing are examined throughdiscussion
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