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Title: You are what you drive: Environmentalist and social innovator symbolism drives electric vehicle adoption intentions

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OSTI Identifier:
1396365
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Journal Article: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice Journal Volume: 99 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0965-8564
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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White, Lee V., and Sintov, Nicole D. You are what you drive: Environmentalist and social innovator symbolism drives electric vehicle adoption intentions. United Kingdom: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.tra.2017.03.008.
White, Lee V., & Sintov, Nicole D. You are what you drive: Environmentalist and social innovator symbolism drives electric vehicle adoption intentions. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2017.03.008
White, Lee V., and Sintov, Nicole D. 2017. "You are what you drive: Environmentalist and social innovator symbolism drives electric vehicle adoption intentions". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2017.03.008.
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issn = {0965-8564},
number = C,
volume = 99,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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