Contextual Analysis of Battery Electric Vehicles’ Adoption in Italy
This study investigates the context in which the adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) takes place in Italy. Several region-specific characteristics pertaining to socioeconomic conditions, transportation, and infrastructure are studied and combined by means of Principal Component Analysis (PC...
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| description | This study investigates the context in which the adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) takes place in Italy. Several region-specific characteristics pertaining to socioeconomic conditions, transportation, and infrastructure are studied and combined by means of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and <i>k</i>-means clustering. The model acts as a tool able to provide a 3D visualization of the relative states of the 20 regions analyzed. Three Principal Components are computed, and seven clusters are identified and described, with Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Aosta Valley, and Lazio showing an advanced level of adoption compared to the rest of Italy. Key findings indicate that regional incentives are necessary to accelerate adoption in underperforming regions, and that incentives targeting the scrapping of old vehicles might not always be useful. To address the emerging disparities, recommendations tailored to the individual territories are provided. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-567880dba31b42f7a08127b5790d8f3c2025-07-11T14:38:29ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-06-011813326810.3390/en18133268Contextual Analysis of Battery Electric Vehicles’ Adoption in ItalyFederico Silvestri0Seyed Mahdi Miraftabzadeh1Michela Longo2Dario Zaninelli3Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, ItalyThis study investigates the context in which the adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) takes place in Italy. Several region-specific characteristics pertaining to socioeconomic conditions, transportation, and infrastructure are studied and combined by means of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and <i>k</i>-means clustering. The model acts as a tool able to provide a 3D visualization of the relative states of the 20 regions analyzed. Three Principal Components are computed, and seven clusters are identified and described, with Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Aosta Valley, and Lazio showing an advanced level of adoption compared to the rest of Italy. Key findings indicate that regional incentives are necessary to accelerate adoption in underperforming regions, and that incentives targeting the scrapping of old vehicles might not always be useful. To address the emerging disparities, recommendations tailored to the individual territories are provided.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3268electric vehiclessustainable transitionPCAclusteringuptake |
| spellingShingle | Federico Silvestri Seyed Mahdi Miraftabzadeh Michela Longo Dario Zaninelli Contextual Analysis of Battery Electric Vehicles’ Adoption in Italy Energies electric vehicles sustainable transition PCA clustering uptake |
| title | Contextual Analysis of Battery Electric Vehicles’ Adoption in Italy |
| title_full | Contextual Analysis of Battery Electric Vehicles’ Adoption in Italy |
| title_fullStr | Contextual Analysis of Battery Electric Vehicles’ Adoption in Italy |
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| title_short | Contextual Analysis of Battery Electric Vehicles’ Adoption in Italy |
| title_sort | contextual analysis of battery electric vehicles adoption in italy |
| topic | electric vehicles sustainable transition PCA clustering uptake |
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