Within our stated preference survey on electric car purchase we used a mode
choice experiment to show respondents the limitations of an electric car based
on their own travel behavior. This experiment was conducted the first time an
electric car was selected in a car purchase experiment. The possibility to
reconsider the purchase decision was given. We understand this approach as
a kind of information procurement, that respondents would made in real-life
choice situations with the intention to provide a sound decision base. An
electric car was chosen in at least one experiment for 165 cars. For 94 of
these cars long-distance trips were recorded in a telephone interview in
advance. For 57 cars the purchase decision was revised within a mode choice
experiment that reflects the consequences of the use of an electric car for the
respondents’ long distance trips. To analyze the impact of the revised
decisions we compared the results of new cars market models that were
based on two different data sets: A data set with the original answers and with
the revised answers. The predicted new cars market share of electric cars