Investigating users' preferences for Low Emission Buses: Experiences from Europe's largest hydrogen bus fleet. (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Loría, Luis Enrique; Watson, Verity; Kiso, Takahiko; Phimister, Euan
• Is Part Of: Journal of choice modelling. Volume 32(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: Decision making -- Periodicals; Social choice -- Periodicals; Decision making; Social choice; Periodicals; 302.13
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocm.2019.05.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-5345

Abstract

Highlights: We investigate bus users' preferences for emission reduction in bus travel. We conduct a Discrete Choice Experiment amongst Aberdeen bus users. We make use of a natural experiment – the Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project – to examine the role of direct experience in preferences. Bus users place a higher value in the reduction of local pollutants over greenhouse gas emissions. Increasing experience using a hydrogen bus has an effect on preferences for the comfort and bus emissions attributes.