Abstract:

Electric taxis with battery swapping technology have developed rapidly in recent years. But the utilization efficiency, vehicle profitability and user acceptance of battery swapping technology remain unclear. Based on the technology acceptance model, to analyze the acceptance of battery swapping technology and its influencing factors, this study introduces the index system of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and perceived risk to establish the acceptance model of battery swapping technology. Questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the usage data on battery swapping technology among electric taxi drivers in Beijing. The acceptance of battery swapping technology and its influencing factors were analyzed. The results show that the technical acceptance scores of charging mode electric vehicles, charging-swapping mode electric vehicles and internal combustion engine vehicles are 3.80, 3.37 and 4.29, respectively. As a supplement to charging technology, battery swapping technology can effectively relieve range anxiety, but its technology acceptance is still lower than that of traditional internal combustion taxis. It is necessary to focus on improving mileage utilization rate, endurance stability, energy supplement convenience, subjective safety and vehicle profitability to accelerate the promotion and application of electric taxis.

Key words: electric vehicles, taxis, battery swapping, technical acceptance