Determining the Spanish Public's Intention to Adopt Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles
Sala Pallarés, Roser (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT). Centro de Investigaciones Sociotécnicas)
Gonçalves, Lila (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT). Centro de Investigaciones Sociotécnicas)
Sato, Hitomi (Nagoya University. Institutes of Innovation for Future Society)
Huan, Ning (Nagoya University. Institutes of Innovation for Future Society)
Yamamoto, Toshiyuki (Nagoya University. Institutes of Innovation for Future Society)
Tzioutzios, Dimitrios (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Navarro, José-Blas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)

Data:	2025
Resum:	Understanding what people think about hydrogen energy and how this influences their acceptance of the associated technology is a critical area of research. The public's willingness to adopt practical applications of hydrogen energy, such as hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles (HFCVs), is a key factor in their deployment. To analyse the direct and indirect effects of key attitudinal variables that could influence the intention to use HFCVs in Spain, an online questionnaire was administered to a representative sample of the Spanish population (N = 1000). A path analysis Structural Equation Model (SEM) was applied to determine the effect of different attitudinal variables. A high intention to adopt HFCVs in Spain was found (3. 8 out of 5), assuming their wider availability in the future. The path analysis results indicated that general acceptance of hydrogen technology and perception of its benefits had the greatest effect on the public's intention to adopt HFCVs. Regarding indirect effects, the role of trust in hydrogen technology was notable, having significant mediating effects not only through general acceptance of hydrogen energy and local acceptance of hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS), but also through positive and negative emotions and benefits perception. The findings will assist in focusing the future hydrogen communication strategies of both the government and the private (business) sector.
Ajuts:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PCI2022-132997
Nota:	Altres ajuts: JST SICORP from Japan, Grant Number JPMJSC21C5, funded this research through the European Interest Group (EIG) CONCERT\u2014Japan platform (Grant Number 334340).
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles ; Technology adoption ; Intention to adopt ; Survey ; Structural Equation Model
Publicat a:	World Electric Vehicle Journal, Vol. 16, núm. 8, art. 436 (august 2025) , ISSN 2032-6653

DOI: 10.3390/wevj16080436

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