A rule-based approach for determining the plausible universe of electric vehicle buyers in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area

The electric vehicle (EV) presents many advantages when compared to the internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV): lower lifecycle energy consumption, operating costs, air and noise emissions. Conversely, it also has disadvantages: high purchase price, reduced driving range and insufficient charging system (long charging time and low network coverage). Car purchase behaviour is a well-studied process where explanatory models estimate the discrete choice probability of each alternative of the choice set based on car and consumers (socioeconomic) attributes.