Abstract
This study reports the results of two online surveys conducted on buyers of conventional
combustion engine cars compared to those of electric vehicles in Norway. The results show
that electric cars are generally purchased as additional cars, do not contribute to a decrease in
annual mileage if the old car is not substituted, and that electric car buyers use the car more
often for their everyday mobility. Psychological determinants derived from the theory of
planned behavior and the norm-activation theory show a high correlation between the
purchase and use stages. Electric car buyers, have lower scores on many determinants of car
use, especially awareness of consequences and close determinants of car use.