USER ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE FRENCH-GERMAN TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXT RESULTS OUT OF THE FRENCH-GERMAN FLEET TEST 'CROSS-BORDER MOBILITY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES' (CROME)

Within the framework of the project CROME (Cross-border Mobility for Electric Vehicles) there is an accompanying scientific research on a fleet test of about 100 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) in the French-German border region taking place. A user acceptance study is accomplished with the focus on transnational trips. The observed BEV are predominantly company fleet vehicles and are used by several persons. This increases the potential number of BEV users taking part in the accompanying research activities of the fleet test significantly. During the survey period cross-border mobility with BEV has hardly been possible due to different standards concerning hardware and software components, especially concerning components of the charging infrastructure. The idea of CROME is to demonstrate seamless cross-border mobility between France and Germany and to give recommendations to the European standardization process on infrastructure components. Key findings of the first online questionnaire filled out by BEV users and fleet managers indicate that the acceptance for BEV is highest for people that live in communities with less than 5,000 inhabitants, with two or more cars in the household, a higher annual mileage and a high commuting distance.