Factors influencing the adoption of electric vehicles in Nairobi County, Kenya
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2025
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Narandass, A. H.
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Strathmore University
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While EVs have been touted as one of the key solutions to the problem of climate change, the adoption of these vehicles is low, especially in developing countries. This study addressed disagreement and contextual gaps in the literature regarding the adoption of EVs in developing markets where adoption rates are low. The aim of the study was to examine the factors that influence the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Nairobi City County. The specific objectives were to examine the effect of technological, economic, and infrastructural factors on the adoption of EVs. The positivism philosophy guided the study. The research employed a descriptive cross-sectional design with a sample of 400 registered drivers and vehicle owners. Structured questionnaires were used to collect primary data. Analysis of the data was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics used were means and standard deviation, which were used to summarize the variables. Inferential statistics, especially multiple linear regression, was used to examine the association between the dependent and independent variables. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software was used to analyze the data. Findings from multiple regression analysis indicate that economic and infrastructural factors have significant positive effect while the effect of economic factors is positive but not significant. Therefore, this study concludes that economic and infrastructural factors are significant predictors of EV adoption in Nairobi City County. It, therefore, recommends the government and actors in the automotive industry to adopt industrywide strategies aimed at improving economic conditions and infrastructural factors to increase the adoption of EVs.
Keywords: Electric Vehicles, technological factors, economic factors, infrastructural factors
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Narandass, A. H. (2025). Factors influencing the adoption of electric vehicles in Nairobi County, Kenya [Strathmore University]. http://hdl.handle.net/11071/15795