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Abstract
Keywords:
I. INTRODUCTION
II. EXPERIMENTAL METHOD/S
- Conceptual Framework
- 2.
- Participants
- 3.
- Questionnaire
- 4.
- Statistical Analysis
- 4.1
- Descriptive Statistics
- 4.2
- Correlation Analysis
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- 1.
- Descriptive Statistics
- 1.1.
- Demographic Profile of the Respondents
- 1.2.
- Consumer Perception on the Transition to Hybrid - Electric Vehicles in the Philippines
- 1.3
- Consumer’s Purchase Intention on Hybrid - Electric Vehicles in the Philippines
- 2.
- Correlation Analysis
- 2.1.
- Social Benefits and Purchase Intention
- 2.2.
- Environmental Benefits and Purchase Intention
- 2.3.
- Economic Benefits and Purchase Intention
IV. CONCLUSION
Acknowledgments
Appendix
- Demographic Profile
- Name (Optional):
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Gender:
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- Male
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- Female
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- Prefer not to say
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Age:
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- 25 years old and below
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- 26 to 50 years old
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- 51 years old and above
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Educational Attainment:
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- Diploma
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- College Degree
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- Post-graduate Degree
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- Others
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Current Job:
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- Unemployed
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- Employed (Private Sector)
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- Employed (Public Sector)
- ∘
- Self-employed
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- Others
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Monthly Salary/Income (Php):
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- 25,000 and below
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- 25,001 to 50,000
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- 50,001 to 75,000
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- 75,001 and above
- 2.
- Consumer Perception on the Transition to Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the Philippines
| Answer the following statements by checking the column that corresponds to your answer. | |||||
| Rating Scale: | |||||
| 5 - Strongly Agree | |||||
| 4 - Somewhat Agree | |||||
| 3 - Neither Agree or Disagree | |||||
| 2 - Somewhat Disagree | |||||
| 1 - Strongly Disagree | |||||
| Social Benefits | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1. Energy efficiency. | |||||
| 2. Higher fuel efficiency. | |||||
| 3. Up-to-date technological features for consumers. | |||||
| 4. Better riding comfort. | |||||
| 5. Better driving experience. | |||||
| 6. High-powered / performance vehicle. | |||||
| 7. Longer vehicle parts lifespan. | |||||
| 8. Consumer-friendly affordability of hybrid - electric vehicles (including parts and maintenance). | |||||
| 9. Greater consumer awareness on hybrid - electric's real benefits. | |||||
| 10. Overall social benefits of hybrid electric vehicle. | |||||
| Environmental Benefits | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1. Fewer gas emissions. | |||||
| 2. Reduced carbon dioxide emissions. | |||||
| 3. Better air quality. | |||||
| 4. Reduced noise pollution. | |||||
| 5. Reduced possible water pollution (fuel/oil waste) | |||||
| 6. Reduced overall pollution significantly. | |||||
| 7. Cleaner environment. | |||||
| 8. Greater environmental awareness to consumers. | |||||
| 9. Environmental impact contributes to health and well-being improvement. | |||||
| 10. Overall environmental benefits of hybrid - electric vehicle. | |||||
| Economic Benefits | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1. Less fuel consumption. | |||||
| 2. Less money spent on fuel pumps. | |||||
| 3. Lower running cost. | |||||
| 4. Lower maintenance cost due to longer parts lifespan. | |||||
| 5. Create more jobs for the vehicles' production. | |||||
| 6. Create more jobs for infrastructure construction like charging stations. | |||||
| 7. Creates potential business (charging stations and service centers). | |||||
| 8. Create more jobs for hybrid - electric vehicle related business. | |||||
| 9. Country's higher savings from exporting oil/fuel. | |||||
| 10. Overall economic benefits of hybrid - electric vehicle. | |||||
- 3.
- Consumer's Purchase Intention on Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the Philippines
| Answer the following statements by checking the column that corresponds to your answer. | |||||
| Rating Scale: | |||||
| 5 - Strongly Agree | |||||
| 4 - Somewhat Agree | |||||
| 3 - Neither Agree or Disagree | |||||
| 2 - Somewhat Disagree | |||||
| 1 - Strongly Disagree | |||||
| Purchase Intention | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1. Understand the potential positive benefits of hybrid - electric vehicles over the conventional types. | |||||
| 2. Understand the overall social benefits of hybrid - electric vehicles. | |||||
| 3. Understand the overall environmental benefits of hybrid - electric vehicles. | |||||
| 4. Understand the overall economic benefits of hybrid - electric vehicles. | |||||
| 5. Choose hybrid electric vehicle due to affordability. | |||||
| 6. Choose hybrid electric vehicle due to high fuel efficiency, | |||||
| 7. Willing to spend extra cost (parts and maintenance) for a hybrid - electric vehicle. | |||||
| 8. Consider hybrid - electric as an alternative vehicle. | |||||
| 9. Willing to switch from conventional to hybrid - electric vehicles as soon as possible. | |||||
| 10. Willing to purchase hybrid - electric vehicle in the future. | |||||
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| Demographic Information | Frequency n=100 |
Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 52 | 52% |
| Female | 45 | 45% | |
| Prefer not to say | 3 | 3% | |
| Age | 25 years old and below | 21 | 21% |
| 26 to 50 years old | 72 | 72% | |
| 51 years old and above | 7 | 7% | |
| Educational Attainment | Diploma | 7 | 7% |
| College Degree | 66 | 66% | |
| Post-graduate Degree | 19 | 19% | |
| Others | 8 | 8% | |
| Current Job | Unemployed | 11 | 11% |
| Employed (Private Sector) | 55 | 55% | |
| Employed (Public Sector) | 17 | 17% | |
| Self-employed | 11 | 11% | |
| Others | 6 | 6% | |
| Monthly Salary/Income (Php) | 25,000 and below | 43 | 43% |
| 25,001 to 50,000 | 38 | 38% | |
| 50,001 to 75,000 | 8 | 8% | |
| 75,001 and above | 11 | 11% | |
| Consumer Perception on Social Benefits | Frequency n=100 |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 - Strongly Agree | 40 | 40% |
| 4 - Somewhat Agree | 51 | 51% |
| 3 - Neither Agree nor Disagree | 8 | 8% |
| 2 - Somewhat Disagree | 1 | 1% |
| 1 - Strongly Disagree | 0 | 0% |
| Consumer Perception on Environmental Benefits | Frequency n=100 |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 - Strongly Agree | 75 | 75% |
| 4 - Somewhat Agree | 21 | 21% |
| 3 - Neither Agree nor Disagree | 3 | 3% |
| 2 - Somewhat Disagree | 0 | 0% |
| 1 - Strongly Disagree | 1 | 1% |
| Consumer Perception on Economic Benefits | Frequency n=100 |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 - Strongly Agree | 52 | 52% |
| 4 - Somewhat Agree | 42 | 42% |
| 3 - Neither Agree nor Disagree | 5 | 5% |
| 2 - Somewhat Disagree | 1 | 1% |
| 1 - Strongly Disagree | 0 | 0% |
| Consumer's Purchase Intention | Frequency n=100 |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 - Strongly Agree | 36 | 36% |
| 4 - Somewhat Agree | 53 | 53% |
| 3 - Neither Agree nor Disagree | 10 | 10% |
| 2 - Somewhat Disagree | 1 | 1% |
| 1 - Strongly Disagree | 0 | 0% |
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