Consumer’s adoption intention of electric vehicles: A bibliometric analysis

An electric vehicle is a type of vehicle that is propelled by an electric motor fuelled by a battery. Electric vehicles are gaining popularity worldwide because of increasing environmental awareness and various benefits like less dependency on fossil fuel and they are considered an efficient and sustainable mode of transportation. This research presents a thorough overview and a bibliometric analysis of studies published related to consumer’s adoption/ purchase intentions of Electric vehicles (EVs) from 1994 to 2023. The Scopus database was utilized to extract the papers as it is considered the largest database of peer-reviewed academic publications. The VOS Viewer software was used for the bibliometric analysis of networks between authors, institutions, countries, publications, journals, and keyword occurrence. The study was performed on 1 April 2023, which yielded a total of 140 documents after exclusion using the selected keywords. The findings indicate a considerable increase in EV adoption intention-related publications during the past six years. China is the world leader in this field of research, providing the maximum number of papers and involving the most prominent authors and research organizations. Whereas, Wang Z. has been the most productive author with a maximum number of publications in the area. Sustainability (Switzerland) journal stands out as the most prolific journal with the most publications. This analysis will help academicians better understand historical trends, current challenges, and prospective future research topics in the area of electric vehicle adoption/purchasing intentions.