Who's ready for Vehicle-to-Grid? Adoption willingness among infrastructure-enabled early adopters in Australia

Engineering notes

Key topics: autonomous driving, deployment, perception. See the paper for implementation details and experimental results.

Chinese explanation / 中文解读

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Original abstract

Abstract As Australia prepares for the broader deployment of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technologies, understanding consumer willingness to adopt will be critical to successful implementation. This study investigates the demographic, behavioural, and attitudinal factors associated with willingness to adopt V2G among 1,358 members of a national Australian motorists’ association, a subgroup characterised by high rates of EV and solar PV ownership, established home-charging infrastructure, and greater-than-average energy technology engagement, consistent with a likely early-adopter population. An L1-regularised binomial logistic regression with cross-validated penalty selection is applied to a comprehensive set of candidate predictors to identify factors associated with adoption willingness. Behavioural Reasoning Theory (BRT) is then applied retrospectively as an interpretive lens for understanding reasons for and against V2G adoption and to consider implications for future uptake. The results show that adoption willingness is positively associated with rooftop solar and electric vehicle (EV) ownership, familiarity with the V2G concept, energy independence, and perceived financial and environmental benefits. Conversely, safety concerns and the perception of a lack of relevant benefits are associated with a reduced likelihood of adoption. Correlation diagnostics confirm limited multicollinearity among predictors, and regularisation highlights the relative importance of attitudinal factors over certain household characteristics. These findings align with previous qualitative research highlighting the importance of consumer education and trust, while providing new quantitative evidence on those most likely to adopt V2G. Importantly, this study draws on a sample of motorists’ association members who resemble likely early adopters of V2G providing insights relevant to the initial phase of V2G market development. As the regulatory and technological barriers to V2G diminish, the social and behavioural dimensions will play a decisive role in shaping uptake. The insights from this research can inform targeted consumer awareness raising, product and value proposition design, business model development, and policy interventions aimed at supporting scalable V2G adoption.

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