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2015-2017 California Vehicle Survey

Team, TSDC [National Laboratory of the Rockies]
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The 2015-2017 California Vehicle Survey of residential and commercial light-duty vehicle owners in California assessed consumer preferences for vehicles and included a targeted sample of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners. Resource Systems Group conducted the survey on behalf of the California Energy Commission. In addition to economic and demographic data, the survey integrated light-duty vehicle holding and use information with vehicle choice data collected via the stated preferences survey's set of eight vehicle and fuel type choice exercises. The PEV owner survey participants provided additional data on charging behavior, electricity rates, and their main motivations for purchasing PEVs.

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1Hz data32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATIONattitudes and preferencesdrive cycleslight-duty vehiclesmicromobilitypublic transitregional household surveysmartphonetransit surveytravel behaviortravel modesvehicle GPSwearable GPS

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Team, TSDC [National Laboratory of the Rockies]. 2026-07-22. 2015-2017 California Vehicle Survey. https://doi.org/10.15483/1924687

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