FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PURCHASING ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN DAVAO CITY (KEY IJP************940)

• Mary Jam B. Carnice

Abstract

Air pollution is one of the major environmental issue that affects health and environment. So electric vehicle is view as one of the alternative solution to ease the carbon dioxide emission. This study discussed the reason that may shift on the purchase of electric vehicle, it employs quantitative method approach through likers scale and by the use of Mean as a statistical tool. The area of the study is in the Davao City using Google Form through online survey. Result showed that all the factors mentioned in this study may influence on the purchase of electric vehicle, however, the most influential factor is lower carbon emission and being environment friendly with a mean of 4.27 and 45% are strongly agree. For further research, it is recommended to conduct research with a large sample size.