INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND
RESEARCH |
ANALYSIS OF GREEN SELF IDENTITY AND ENVIRONMENT CONCERN ON
ADOPT ELECTRIC VEHICLE INTENTION WITH PERCEPTION OF EV AND SUBJECTIVE NORM AS
MEDIATION VARIABLES
Sugeng Purwanto*, Hesty Prima Rini
Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran, East Java, Indonesia
Email: [email protected]*
Abstract
The issue of environmental damage often arises in recent years, as a
result of continuous and uncontrolled emission of harmful atmospheric
pollutants. through various human activities. The consumption of fossil fuels
by industry as well as the transportation system is considered to be the main
reason, from which several studies have paid considerable attention to the
pollution caused by vehicles. As indicated by the statistics of the
International Energy Agency (IEA), a recent estimate of the number of one
million vehicles used worldwide, with daily consumption of about 60 million
barrels per day (nearly 70% of total oil production); nearly 36 million barrels
of daily oil consumption is attributed to private vehicles, which cause the
emission of 14 million tons of carbon dioxide. As a result, the replacement of
conventional vehicles with renewable energy vehicles can be considered as a
promising solution. In this regard, electric vehicles are expected to reduce
negative effects on the environment and also help conserve scarce non-renewable
fuel reserves throughout the life cycle. Electric Vehicles are considered an
effective alternative to sustaining transportation through the reduction of oil
dependence and subsequent air pollution, leading to significant health and
environmental benefits. The purpose of this study is to analyze consumer
behavior towards the intention to adopt an electric vehicle by involving the
variables of Green Self Identity, Environment Concern, Perception of Electric
Vehicle, and Subjective Norms. With 250 respondents spread across Indonesia and
using the SmartPLS software, the results of a partial analysis of Green Self
Identity proved to have an effect on Environment Concern. Meanwhile,
Environment Concern was proven to affect Perception of EV and Subjective Norms,
but did not affect Adoption Intention. For the indirect effect analysis,
Perception of EV and Subjective Norms variables proved to be mediating
variables between Environment Concern and Adoption Intention.
Keywords: green self-identity; environment concern;
adoption intention; perception of
electric vehicle; subjective norms.
Received 6 October 2022, Revised 19 October 2022, Accepted 27 October 2022
INTRODUCTION
The issue of environmental damage has often emerged in
recent years, as a result of the continuous and uncontrolled emission of
harmful atmospheric pollutants through various human activities. The
consumption of fossil fuels by industry as well as the transportation system is
considered to be the main reason (Asadi et al., 2020; Ju, Ju, Gonzalez, Giannakis, & Wang, 2019).
Different studies have paid considerable attention to the
pollution caused by vehicles, while it has been analyzed extensively due to
serious environmental outcomes. The global increase in individual vehicle
ownership has been accompanied by considerable energy consumption, contributing
to the production of more gases and greenhouse gases (Xu, Zhang, Bao, Zhang, & Xiang, 2019)
and causing serious problems related to energy security and environmental
conservation (Huang & Ge, 2019). Statistics
show International Energy Agency, an estimated number of one million vehicles
are currently in use worldwide, with daily consumption of around 60 million
barrels per day (nearly 70% of total oil production); nearly 36 million barrels
of daily oil consumption is attributed to private vehicles, which causes the
emission of 14 million tons of carbon dioxide (Sang & Bekhet, 2015). As
a result, the replacement of conventional vehicles with renewable energy
vehicles can be considered as a promising solution (Tu & Yang, 2019).
In this case, electric vehicles/ Electric Vehicles (EV)
are expected to reduce negative effects on the environment and also help
conserve scarce non-renewable fuel reserves throughout the life cycle (Liu, Ouyang, & Cheng, 2019).
EVs are considered as an effective alternative for sustaining
urban transport through reducing oil dependence and subsequent air pollution,
leading to significant health and environmental benefits (Wu, Liao, Wang, & Chen, 2019).
Previous studies have shown that EVs can lead to a 30-50% reduction in carbon
dioxide emissions and a 40-60% increase in fuel efficiency compared to
conventional fuel-dependent vehicles (Liu et al., 2019).
EV deployment has become the center of attention by
setting targets and implementing policies, thereby enabling EVs to become an
important component of future vehicles (Buekers, Van Holderbeke, Bierkens, & Panis, 2014).
Currently, there has been an increase in EV registrations worldwide, Indonesia
is a country that is highly dependent on energy sources, which is focused on
increasing its energy productivity and working to reduce its carbon emissions.
According to the Air Quality Live Index (AQLI), the
condition of air quality in Indonesia has continued to deteriorate since the
last two decades, and is currently ranked as the 20th country with the worst
air quality in the world. WHO has determined that the average annual
concentration of air pollutants or particulate matter (PM2.5) should not exceed
10 microns per cubic meter. PM2.5 is an air particle smaller than 2.5 microns
or 30 times smaller than a human hair. In areas with high pollutant levels,
these particles can reduce visibility and threaten human health.
These serious issues must be addressed in order to meet
the goal of reducing natural emissions, given the fact that transportation
consumes a large proportion of fossil fuels, its contribution to carbon
emissions is also higher than in other sectors. As a result, electric vehicles
should be a potential future alternative to overcome the energy crisis as well
as environmental problems. This energy-saving technology will be very useful
for reducing emissions.
Because EV is a relatively new technology in Indonesia,
and electronic vehicles are also relatively new in the Indonesian automotive
industry. At the same time, this technology was recently introduced to many
consumers who decided to adopt it. On the other hand, in developing countries
including Indonesia where the government has noticed the benefits of adoption,
steps have been taken to promote its use.
While it is important to adopt EVs for issues including
environmental sustainability as well as a sustainable transportation system,
the acceptance of individual consumers must also be considered to continue the
achievement. It seems that the adoption of electric vehicles is mainly related
to consumer choice, but the acceptance remains an alternative and a change in
behavior. As a result, in this study it is necessary to find out the factors
that drive their adoption at the individual level to be very important (Liu et al., 2019).
Several studies have examined the factors that influence
EV adoption from a customer perspective. For example, Wu, Liao, Wang, and Chen (2019)
investigates the influence of public acceptance of autonomous electric
vehicles. Their results show that environmental concern is significant with
people's intention to use autonomous EVs. Moons and De Pelsmacker (2012)
identified the determinants of consumer intention to use EV from the Theory of
Planned Behavior (TPB) lens. Their results show that attitude is the strongest
determinant of consumer intention to purchase an EV, followed by subjective
norm factor.
Several researchers investigated the antecedents of
individual intentions for EV adoption from two points of view. The mainstream
emphasizes that the likelihood of EV adoption will depend on the perception of
instrumental or moral attributes as for example Barbarossa, De Pelsmacker, and Moons (2017)
states that Green Self Identity is the variable that causes the intention to
adopt EV.
In accordance with what has been described above, this
study aims to examine the EV adoption model by involving several variables that
are predicted to be antecedents and several variables that mediate and moderate
the intention to adopt EV in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to
predict and analyze the effect of environmental concern identity, perceptions
of electric vehicles and subjective norms on consumer intentions to adopt electric
vehicles in Indonesia.
METHOD
The conceptual framework
of this research was obtained from the literature review and previous research
as shown in the figure 1.
Figure
1. Research Concept Framework
This research is a
research using quantitative methods, with the aim of testing the effect of
exogenous variables on endogenous variables directly and indirectly through
hypothesis testing, including:
Hypothesis 1. Green Self Identity has a
positive effect on Environmental Concern
Hypothesis 2. Environmental Care has a
positive effect on Electric Vehicle Perception
Hypothesis 3. Environmental Concern has a
positive effect on the Subjective Norm
Hypothesis 4. Environmental Concern has a
positive effect on Intention to Adopt Electric Vehicles
Hypothesis 5. Perception of Electric Vehicles
has a positive effect on Intention to Adopt Electric Vehicle
Hypothesis 6. Subjective Norm has a positive
effect on the Intention to Adopt Electric Vehicles
Hypothesis 7. Perception of Electric Vehicles
is a mediating variable between Environmental Concern and Intentions to Adopt
Electric Vehicles,
Hypothesis 8. Subjective Norms become in the
mediating variable between Environmental Concern and Intention to Adopt
Electric Vehicles
The population in this
study are consumers of two- and four-wheeled vehicles spread across the
territory of the Republic of Indonesia. While the sample in this study uses Non
Probability sampling with convenience sampling technique, which is based on the
availability of elements and the ease of getting respondents' answers. Research
that uses SEM analysis requires a minimum of 5 times to 10 times the number of
indicators (Hair, 2011), in
this study researchers used a sample of 250 respondents. Methods of collecting
data using survey methods, data obtained by distributing questionnaires either
online or offline to respondents.
The analysis technique
uses Partial Least Square (PLS), because this research is predictive and
exploratory and seeks to build a model to understand user behavior, it is
believed that the PLS approach is more suitable for current research (Chin,
1998b). The general stages in processing PLS data
include:
1. Designing a Structural Model (Inner Model)
2. Designing the Measurement Model (Outer Model)
3. Convert Path Diagram to System of Equations
4. Estimation: Weight, path analysis, and factor
loading
5. Evaluation of Goodness of Fit
6. Hypothesis Testing (Resampling Bootstraping)
Analysis using
the SmartPLS software obtained the following results:
Stage 1: Convergent
Validity
Convergent aims to measure
the suitability between the indicators of variable measurement results and
theoretical concepts that explain the existence of indicators of these
variables. The Convergent Validity
can be evaluated in three stages, namely by looking at the outer loadings, composite reliability, and Average Variance Extracted (AVE).
Table 1
Outer Loading
Indicator |
Adoption Intention |
Environment Concern |
Green Self Identity |
Perception of EV |
Subjective Norms |
A12 |
0,883 |
||||
AI1 |
0,788 |
||||
AI3 |
0,870 |
||||
AI4 |
0,824 |
||||
EC1 |
0,855 |
||||
EC2 |
0,861 |
||||
EC3 |
0,852 |
||||
EC4 |
0,643 |
||||
GSI1 |
0,775 |
||||
GSI2 |
0,860 |
||||
GSI3 |
0,807 |
||||
GSI4 |
0,836 |
||||
PEV1 |
0,626 |
||||
PEV2 |
0,711 |
||||
PEV3 |
0,656 |
||||
PEV4 |
0,638 |
||||
PEV5 |
0,754 |
||||
PEV6 |
0,795 |
||||
PEV7 |
0,812 |
||||
PEV8 |
0,791 |
||||
PEV9 |
0,778 |
||||
SN1 |
0,879 |
||||
SN2 |
0,869 |
||||
SN3 |
0,757 |
||||
SN4 |
0,884 |
Source: output smart-PLS (2022).
From table 1,
it can be seen that the magnitude of the loading factor estimated from each
indicator that measures the construct. The estimation results show that all
indicators have met good validity because they have a loading factor of more
than 0.50. Because the validity test with outer loadings has been fulfilled,
the measurement model has the potential to be tested further.
The next check
of Convergent Validity is
reliability. Reliability is defined as the ability of instrument indicators to
produce the same value repeatedly (consistency) in each research activity. The
level of reliability is measured by the value of composite reliability and the value of AVE. The composite reliability assumes that
all indicators have unequal assessment weights. The composite reliability greater than 0.7 indicates the construct
has reliable reliability output composite
reliability obtained from the PLS Algorithm Report SmartPLS is presented
in table 2.
Table 2
Composite reliability Test
Composite
Reliability |
|
Adoption Intention |
0,907 |
Environment Concern |
0,881 |
Green Self Identity |
0,891 |
Perception of EV |
0,912 |
Subjective Norms |
0,911 |
Source:
smart-PLS output (2022).
From table 2.
the results of the composite
reliability show that all constructs are reliable or have an composite reliability acceptable. This
is because the composite reliability for
each construct is greater than 0.7. Another measurement that is also used to
test reliability is Average Variance
Extracted (AVE). The AVE value aims to measure the level of variance of
a construct component that is collected from its indicators by adjusting the
level of error. Tests with AVE values are more critical than composite reliability. The minimum
recommended AVE value is 0.50. The AVE output obtained from PLS Algorithm Report is presented in
table 3.
Table 3
Average Variance Extracted (AVE)
|
Average Variance Extracted (AVE) |
Adoption Intention |
0,709 |
Environment Concern |
0,653 |
Green Self Identity |
0,673 |
Perception of EV |
0,536 |
Subjective Norms |
0,720 |
Source: smart-PLS output (2022).
From table 3,
the test results with the AVE value indicate that all constructs have potential
reliability to be tested further. This is because the AVE value for all
constructs is greater than 0.50.
Stage 2: Discriminant Validity Test
Discriminant validity is the level of
differentiation of an indicator in measuring instrument constructs. To test discriminatory validity , it can be
done by examining cross loading, namely
the correlation coefficient of the indicator to its association construct (loading) compared to the correlation
coefficient with other constructs (cross
loading). The value of the correlation coefficient of the indicator must
be greater for the association construct than for other constructs. This larger
value indicates the suitability of an indicator to explain its association
construct compared to explaining other constructs. Another discriminant
validity test is to compare the correlation between variables with the square
root of AVE. The measurement model has discriminant
validity if each variable is greater than the correlation between other
variables. SmartPLS as a tool for PLS-SEM analysis includes a discriminant validity. The discriminant validity assessment
generated by SmartPLS uses the Fornell-Lacker
Criterion and cross loadings.
The following are the results of the cross
loadings obtained from the PLS
Algorithm Report.
Table 4
Cross Loading
Indicator |
Adoption Intention |
Environment Concern |
Green Self Identity |
Perception of EV |
Subjective Norms |
AI1 |
0,788 |
0,408 |
0,249 |
0,692 |
0,760 |
AI2 |
0,883 |
0,447 |
0,368 |
0,626 |
0,588 |
AI3 |
0,870 |
0,448 |
0,359 |
0,659 |
0,633 |
AI4 |
0,824 |
0,362 |
0,208 |
0,652 |
0,551 |
EC1 |
0,373 |
0,855 |
0,621 |
0,437 |
0,388 |
EC2 |
0,376 |
0,861 |
0,468 |
0,462 |
0,405 |
EC3 |
0,450 |
0,852 |
0,449 |
0,481 |
0,389 |
EC4 |
0,396 |
0,643 |
0,427 |
0,476 |
0,470 |
GSI1 |
0,335 |
0,530 |
0,775 |
0,368 |
0,269 |
GSI2 |
0,252 |
0,496 |
0,860 |
0,242 |
0,197 |
GSI3 |
0,282 |
0,484 |
0,807 |
0,256 |
0,294 |
GSI4 |
0,279 |
0,497 |
0,836 |
0,320 |
0,266 |
PEV1 |
0,478 |
0,520 |
0,263 |
0,626 |
0,460 |
PEV2 |
0,467 |
0,386 |
0,123 |
0,711 |
0,485 |
PEV3 |
0,327 |
0,315 |
0,118 |
0,656 |
0,445 |
PEV4 |
0,453 |
0,382 |
0,319 |
0,638 |
0,404 |
PEV5 |
0,530 |
0,434 |
0,312 |
0,754 |
0,545 |
PEV6 |
0,709 |
0,383 |
0,253 |
0,795 |
0,702 |
PEV7 |
0,743 |
0,447 |
0,319 |
0,812 |
0,705 |
PEV8 |
0,710 |
0,438 |
0,348 |
0,791 |
0,641 |
PEV9 |
0,588 |
0,480 |
0,276 |
0,778 |
0,659 |
SN1 |
0,663 |
0,404 |
0,287 |
0,687 |
0,879 |
SN2 |
0,669 |
0,559 |
0,340 |
0,678 |
0,869 |
SN3 |
0,532 |
0,330 |
0,171 |
0,625 |
0,757 |
SN4 |
0,702 |
0,425 |
0,244 |
0,668 |
0,884 |
Source: output smart-PLS (2022)
The reading of
cross loadings in table 4 is column based. It can be seen that the indicators
AI1, AI2, AI3, and AI4 have a higher correlation to the association construct,
namely Adoption Intention with
correlation coefficients of 0.788, 0.883, 0.870, and 0.824. The correlation
coefficient value of the indicator block has a greater value to the association
construct than the other constructs.
Indicators EC1,
EC2, EC3, and EC4 also have a higher correlation with their association
construct, namely Environment Concern.
Likewise, the other construct indicators have a higher correlation with the
association construct compared to other constructs, so it can be said to have discriminant validity.
The next check
is to compare the correlation between variables with . The measurement model
has discriminant validity if
each variable is greater than the correlation between variables. The value can
be seen from the Fornell-Larcker
Criterion SmartPLS output which is presented in table 5.
Table 5
Fornell-Larcker Criterion
|
Adoption Intention |
Environment Concern |
Green Self Identity |
Perception of EV |
Subjective Norms |
Adoption Intention |
0,842 |
||||
Environment Concern |
0,496 |
0,808 |
|||
Green Self Identity |
0,352 |
0,613 |
0,820 |
||
Perception of EV |
0,785 |
0,578 |
0,364 |
0,732 |
|
Subjective Norms |
0,761 |
0,514 |
0,313 |
0,782 |
0,849 |
Source: output
smart-PLS (2022).
The reading of
the Fornell-Larcker Criterion
table in table 5 is row based. It can be seen that the value of the Adoption Intention is 0.842, while
the highest correlation value of the Adoption
Intention variable with other variables is only 0.496, thus the Adoption Intention is greater
than the correlation between Adoption
Intention and other variables. Likewise for other variables that
show a greater correlation than the correlation between variables. So that the discriminant validity have been met.
Structural Model Evaluation
The evaluation
of the structural model aims to test whether or not there is an influence
between constructs, R Square, and the effect of an indirect relationship
between constructs. The structural model was evaluated using p-value to
determine the significance of the structural path parameter coefficients and R
Square to determine the effect of the independent latent variable on the
dependent latent variable whether it has a substantive effect.
a) Evaluation
of R Square value
R square value is used to explain the effect of
exogenous variables on endogenous variables. The R Square is obtained from the
SmartPLS PLS Algorithm Report and can be seen in table 6.
Table 6
R Square
|
R Square |
Adoption Intention |
0,672 |
Environment Concern |
0,376 |
Perception of EV |
0,334 |
Subjective Norms |
0,264 |
Source: smart-PLS output
(2022).
The R Square
value of the Adoption Intention variable is 0.672, which means that the
Environment Concern, Perception of EV, and Subjective Norms variables are
simultaneously able to explain their effect on the Adoption Intention variable
of 67.2% while the remaining 32.8% is explained by other variables outside the
model. researched. While the R Square value of the Environment Concern variable
is 0.376, which means that the Green Self Identity variable is able to explain
the effect of 37.6% while the remaining 62.4% is explained by other variables
outside the model studied. Then the R Square value of the Perception of EV
variable is 0.334, which means that the Environment Concern variable is able to
explain the effect of 33.4% while the remaining 66.6% is explained by other
variables outside the model studied. And finally, the R Square value of the
Subjective Norms variable is 0.264, which means that the Environment Concern
variable is able to explain the effect of 26.4% while the remaining 73.6% is
explained by other variables outside the model studied.
Then for the
assessment of goodness of fit in this study, it can be seen from the Q-Square
value. The Q-Square value has the same meaning as the coefficient determination
(R-Square) in regression analysis, where the higher the Q-Square, the model can
be said to be better or more fit with the data. The results of the calculation
of the QSquare value are as follows:
Q-Square = 1
– ( 1 – R12 ) ( 1 – R22 ) ... ( 1 –
Rp2 )
= 1 – [(1
– 0.672) x ( 1 – 0.376) x (1 – 0.334) x (1 – 0.264)]
= 0.899
Based on the
above calculation results, the Q-Square
0.899. This shows that the diversity of the research data that can be
explained by the research model is 89.9%. While the remaining 10.1% is
explained by other factors that are outside the research model. Thus, from
these results, this research model can be declared to have a good goodness of fit .
b) Evaluation
of the significance of the path relationship on the research hypothesis.
To conclude
whether the hypothesis is accepted or rejected, the p-value at a significance of = 5% or 0.05. If the p-value <0.05 then H0
is rejected , meaning that there is an effect, in other hand, if the p-value > 0.05, then H0
is accepted, meaning that there is no effect. The following are the results of
the evaluation of the structural model obtained from the Bootstrapping Report SmartPLS presented
in table 7.
Table 7
Path
Coefficients T-Values, P-Values
|
Original Sample (O) |
T Statistics (|O/STDEV|) |
P Values |
Description |
Green Self Identity -> Environment Concern |
9,069 |
0,000 |
Influenced |
|
Environment Concern -> Perception of EV |
0,578 |
7,706 |
0,000 |
Influenced |
Environment Concern -> Subjective Norms |
0,514 |
7,067 |
0,000 |
Influenced |
Environment Concern -> Adoption Intention |
0,030 |
0,313 |
0,755 |
Not Influenced |
Perception of EV -> Adoption Intention |
0,475 |
4,020 |
0,000 |
Influenced |
Subjective Norms -> Adoption Intention |
0,374 |
3,533 |
0,000 |
Influenced |
Source: output smart-PLS
(2022).
c) Evaluation of the significance of the
indirect effect (mediation effect)
To conclude whether the hypothesis is accepted or
rejected, the p-value at
significance = 5% or 0.05 is used. If the
p-value <0.05 then H0 is rejected, meaning that there is
an indirect effect (mediation effect).other hand, if the p-value > 0.05, then H0 is accepted , meaning
that there is no mediating effect. The following are the results of the
evaluation of the structural model obtained from the SmartPLS Bootstrapping Report presented in table 8.
Table 8
Specific Indirect Effects T-Values, P-Values
|
Original Sample (O) |
T Statistics (|O/STDEV|) |
P Values |
Description |
Environment Concern -> Perception of EV -> Adoption Intention |
0,274 |
3,562 |
0,000 |
Influence |
Environment Concern -> Subjective Norms -> Adoption Intention |
0,192 |
2,975 |
0,003 |
Influence |
Source:
smart-PLS outputs (2022).
Bootstraping
output for evaluating the direct effect by looking at the
path coefficient values and P-values is presented in Figure 2.
Figure 2. output bootstrapping
Source: output smart-PLS (2022).
Discussion
1. Effect Green Self Identity on Environment Concern
Based on the
results of data analysis shows that Green
Self Identity has a positive and significant impact on Environment Concern, this is
indicated by the path coefficient value of 0.613 with a P Value (significance) of 0.000 < 0.05, meaning that the test
contribution between the two variables obtained a coefficient value of 61.3%.
Proving that Green Self Identity
or self-identity as a Green Person
has a significant role in Environmental Concern. This shows that someone who
has a high character of love for the environment will have an effect on his
attitude towards environmental care, the results of this study are in line with
previous research which stated that Green
Self Identity has a positive effect on Environment Concern (Adhitama, 2020; Alvin, 2018; Tung, Koenig, & Chen, 2017).
2. Effect Environment Concern on Perception of EV
Based on the
results of data analysis, it shows that Environment
Concern has a positive and significant effect on Perception of EV or Perception of Electric Vehicles, this is
indicated by the path coefficient value of 0.578 with a P Value variable Environment
Concern shows its effect on perceptions of electric vehicles with
a fairly high coefficient of 61.3%. This proves that environmental care has a
significant role in the perception of electric vehicles, meaning that the more
people have knowledge and care about their environment, they tend to have a
tendency to things related to a healthy environment, and this is evidenced by
knowledge of electric vehicles. This means that the more people care about
their environment, the more they will have a high perception of electric
vehicles. the results of this study are in line with previous research which
stated that Environment Concern
had a positive effect on Perceptin of
EV (Ghasri, Ardeshiri, & Rashidi, 2019; Rezvani, Jansson, & Bodin,
2015).
3. Effect Environment Concern on Subjective Norms
Based on the
results of data analysis, it shows that Environment
Concern has a positive and significant impact on Subjective Norms or Subjective Norms, as shown from the results
of data processing with a path coefficient value of 0.514 with a P Value (significance) of 0.000 < 0.05,
meaning that the Environment Concern
shows its effect on subjective norms with a fairly high coefficient of 51.4%.
This proves that environmental care also has a significant role in subjective
norms. Subjective Norm is a person's perception or view of the beliefs of
others that will affect the intention to perform or not perform the behavior
under consideration (Jogiyanto, 2007), in this case it means that the higher people
have knowledge and care about their environment, the easier it is to believe.
or believe about electric vehicle information obtained from the closest people,
including family, close friends, or people who are considered important, so
that it can be said that this environmental concern has a large enough
influence on subjective norms, this is in line with research conducted by (Bamberg, 2003; Helenita, Jose, Edgard, & Marcos, 2013; Özkan, 2009; Ruslim,
Kartika, & Hapsari, 2022).
4. Effect Environment Concern on Adoption Intention
Based on the
results of data analysis, it shows that Environment
Concern or environmental concern has no effect on Adoption Intention or Intention to
adopt Electric Vehicles, this is indicated by the path coefficient value of
0.030 with a P Value
(significance) of 0.755 > 0.05, meaning that the Environment Concern shows no there is an effect on the
intention to adopt an electric vehicle indicated by a very low coefficient of
3%. This does not show evidence that environmental awareness has a role in
people's intention to adopt electric vehicles. From the analysis of researchers
that environmental care is one of the attitudes of respondents that is not
related to the desire to adopt electric vehicles, meaning that concern for the
environment is a form of concern for keeping the environment safe, healthy and
not polluted, this is not related to the desire to adopt a vehicle, Moreover,
electric vehicles are currently still relatively expensive, so they have not
become a focus for the community at this time.
5. Effect of Perception of EV on Adoption Intention
Based on the
results of data analysis shows that Perception
of EV or perception of electric vehicles has a positive and significant
impact on Adoption Intention or
Intention to adopt Electric Vehicles, this is indicated by the path coefficient
value of 0.475 with a P Value
(significance) of 0.000 <0.05, meaning that perception variable about
electric vehicles shows
its effect on the intention to adopt an electric vehicle with a high
coefficient of 47.5%. This proves that the perception of electric vehicles has
a significant influence on people's intention to adopt electric vehicles,
meaning that the higher people have knowledge of electric vehicles, the higher
the intention to adopt electric vehicles. In fact, it has been proven that more
and more people have knowledge of the positive features that are
environmentally friendly and many positive things, including being efficient,
having stylish and futuristic models and so on, and the increasing number of
electric vehicle products offered by motorcycle and car manufacturers, the
higher the desire to use electric vehicles which incidentally are vehicles that
do not damage the environment and do not emit smoke that pollutes the air.
Research that raises the effect of
Perception of EV on Adoption
Intention is in line with previous research conducted by Ghasri et al. (2019).
6. Effect of
Subjective Norms on Adoption Intention
Based on the
results of data analysis shows that Subjective Norms or subjective norms have a
positive and significant impact on Adoption Intention or Intention to adopt
Electric Vehicles, this is indicated by the path coefficient value of 0.374
with a P Value (significance) of 0.000 <0.05, meaning that the subjective
Norm variable shows its effect on the intention to adopt an electric vehicle
with a coefficient of 37.4%. This proves that beliefs about electric vehicles
from the closest people and people who are considered important have a
considerable influence on their intention to adopt electric vehicles, meaning
that the higher people's trust in close people and people who are considered
important about electric vehicles. electric vehicles will increase their
intention to adopt electric vehicles. From the researcher's analysis, it is
evident that the more people are influenced by the people closest to them such
as knowledge of positive features that are environmentally friendly and many
positive things, including efficiency, stylish and futuristic models and so on,
the more the desire to use electric vehicle. Research that raises the influence
of Subjective Norms on Adoption Intention is in line with previous research
conducted by (Helenita et al., 2013; Ruslim et al., 2022).
7. Perception of
EV mediates the effect of Environment Concern on the Adoption Intention of
Electric vehicles.
Based on the
results of data analysis, it shows that the Perception of EV or the perception
of electric vehicles is an intermediate variable or mediation or intervening
between Environment Concern on the Adoption Intention of Electric vehicles is
proven or it can be said that there is a mediating effect, this is indicated by
the path coefficient value of 0.274 with a P Value (significance) of 0.000 <
0.05 or acceptable (significant). It can be said that when people have high
environmental awareness, it will affect the intention to adopt an electric
vehicle, but when someone wants to adopt an electric vehicle there is an
intermediate variable (mediation), namely the Perception variable about
electric vehicles, meaning that this perception of electric vehicles proves
that before People have the desire to adopt electric vehicles. The power of
perception about electric vehicles is a bridge between environmental concerns
and people's desire to adopt electric vehicles.
8. Subjective
Norms mediate the effect of Environment Concern on the Adoption Intention of
Electric vehicles.
Based on the
results of data analysis shows that Subjective Norms or subjective norms become
an intermediate variable or mediation or intervening between Environment
Concern on the Adoption Intention of Electric vehicles, it is proven or it can
be said that there is a mediating effect, this is indicated by the path
coefficient value of 0.192 with a P Value (significance) of 0.003 < 0.05 or
acceptable (significant). It can be said that when people have high
environmental awareness, it will affect the intention to adopt electric
vehicles, but when someone wants to adopt electric vehicles there is an
intermediate variable (mediation) namely subjective norm variables, meaning
subjective norms prove that before people have the desire to adopt vehicles
Electricity, confidence and trust about electric vehicles obtained from the
closest people and people who are considered important will make someone higher
to adopt electric vehicles.
CONCLUSION
The hypothesis of a direct
relationship (direct effect) between variables can be accepted, including:
Green Self Identity on Environment Concern, Environment Concern on Perrception
of EV, Environment Concern on Subjective Norms, Perception of EV on Adoption
Intention, and Subjectiove Norms on Adoption Intention, shows the results have
a positive effect, this can mean that the higher the causal variables (Green
Self Identity, Environment Concern, Perception of EV, and Subjectiove Norms)
the higher the effect variable (Environment Concern. Perception of EV,
Subjective Norms, and Adoption Intention). However, there is one direct
relationship hypothesis that cannot be accepted or rejected, namely the
Environment Concern hypothesis on the Adoption Intention of Electric Vehicles,
meaning that in this study environmental concern has no effect on the desire to
adopt electric vehicles.
While the hypothesis of an
indirect relationship (indirect effect) or the effect of mediation, among
others, such as perception of EV as a mediating variable between Environment
Concern and Adoption Intention of Electric vehicles is acceptable (there is a
mediation effect), and subjective Norms become a mediating variable between
Environment Concern and the Adoption Intention of Electric vehicles is
acceptable (there is a mediation effect)
From the results of the analysis
of this study, researchers can provide suggestions such as to improve the
government's program for electric vehicles with the aim of reducing
environmental pollution and the shift of people using fossil fuels to
environmentally friendly vehicles, namely electric vehicles, campaigns for
environmental awareness should be increased, increasing education about the
importance of a "Green Person" attitude starting from early education.
to higher education, encouraging automotive products to increase the promotion
of the use of electric vehicles followed by more economical electric products
at affordable prices, so as to increase people's intention to use electric
vehicles, and for further researchers, they can use the results of this study
for the development of further research related to public acceptance of
electric vehicles, which also aims to preserve the environment that is
beneficial for the next generation.
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