Factors affecting students' intention to use electric buses in Ho Chi Minh city

The research "Factors affecting students intention to use electric buses in Ho Chi Minh city" will provide a multi-dimensional view of the transition to electric buses, with the hope that the results from this research will contribute to the construction of a public transportation system. effective, sustainable, and beneficial to both the community and the environment.
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Factors affecting students intention to use electric buses in Ho Chi Minh cityFACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS INTENTION TO USE ELECTRIC BUSES IN HO CHI MINH CITY Tang Minh Huong*, Luong Truong Son, Tran Van Thuan, Tang Thi Bao Nhu HUTECH University *Corresponding: tm.huong@hutech.edu.vn ABTRACT In the context of the challenge of climate change and increasingly serious air pollution, the search for and applicationof sustainable transportation solutions is undeniable. In this context, electric buses have emerged as an effective solution,playing an important role in reducing emissions and creating an environmentally friendly public transport system. Afteranalyzing based on survey questionnaires from 200 people, the research results showed 6 factors with the level ofinfluence in descending order including: (1) Service quality, (2) Environmental awareness ( Environmental awareness ),(3) Usefulness, (4) Attractiveness of personal vehicles, (5) Perceived behavioral control, (6) Descriptive norms. Therefore,this research topic will provide a multi-dimensional view of the transition to electric buses, with the hope that the resultsfrom this research will contribute to the construction of a public transportation system. effective, sustainable, andbeneficial to both the community and the environment. Keywords: intention, electric bus, students, Ho Chi Minh City1. Introducion Traffic jams are becoming an alarming problem in Ho Chi Minh City. Continuous traffic jams cause the rate of CO2emissions into the environment to increase, thereby causing a series of climate changes. Climate events such as the holein the ozone layer, global warming causing ice melt at the poles, etc. According to Nam Viet (2023) in Hanoi City,according to the Department of Transport, in the latest year 2022, the entire city had 7.7 million vehicles including electricvehicles, cars, and motorbikes. Of which, there are 6.5 million motorbikes, 1 million cars, and 182 thousand electricvehicles. In Ho Chi Minh City, the entire city has 8.8 million vehicles and 7.8 million motorbikes. The rapidly increasingnumber of vehicles is putting pressure on the urban environment from emissions. Because during operation, vehiclesusing fossil fuels release gases such as CO, VOC and NO2 into the atmosphere. These emissions increase 4-5 timescompared to normal when traffic congestion occurs. The prolonged traffic congestion in Ho Chi Minh City is the resultof asynchronous development. between economic growth and transportation infrastructure. Environmental pollution, including air pollution, is a burning problem in rapidly developing cities. The main causecomes from the massive increase in personal means of transport, causing both traffic congestion and environmentalpollution. Emissions from these types of vehicles are one of the main causes affecting human health. Recognizing thissituation, in recent years people have always prioritized electric vehicles to alleviate this situation, in which students haveplayed a large part in switching to electric buses to travel. again. With the desire to better understand students intentionto use electric buses through factors, our team conducted a survey of 150 students with the topic Factors affecting theintention to use electric buses. Students electric buses has captured factors such as: students intend to use it becauseelectric buses reduce noise, feel that electric buses are environmentally friendly, students choose because it is not tooconvenient. useful, thinking that they want to experience and give another opinion. Therefore, to increase the love anddesire to use electric buses, we need to pay more attention to the needs and opinions of students. One of the weaknesses of transportation infrastructure is that there is no green public transportation system capableof meeting most of the travel needs of students in the city. Therefore, the key goal of the city government is to build anddevelop a large, modern green public transportation system to solve the current traffic congestion situation. Despite the growing body of literature on sustainable transportation and the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs)globally, there remains a notable gap in understanding the specific factors that influence students intentions to use electricbuses within the urban context of Ho Chi Minh City. Previous studies have extensively explored the general populationsattitudes towards electric vehicles and public transportation in various cities around the world. However, they have often 234overlooked the unique motivations, barriers, and environmental awareness that specifically affect ...