MPG Illusion and Vehicle Choice: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Household Survey

Previous studies have shown that people understand the future ancillary cost of durable goods such as an automotive vehicle. However, consumers tend to misunderstand the future benefits and costs of these goods. One of the most interesting discussions about consumer cognitive ability for future ener...

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Autores principales:	Kenta Tanaka, Kazuyuki Iwata, Shunsuke Managi
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	automotive vehicle MPG illusion cognitive capacity Technology T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7dc105d273944871bf46e38e4099e9242021-11-11T16:02:16ZMPG Illusion and Vehicle Choice: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Household Survey10.3390/en142172941996-1073https://doaj.org/article/7dc105d273944871bf46e38e4099e9242021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/7294https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073Previous studies have shown that people understand the future ancillary cost of durable goods such as an automotive vehicle. However, consumers tend to misunderstand the future benefits and costs of these goods. One of the most interesting discussions about consumer cognitive ability for future energy cost is the miles per gallon (MPG) illusion. In this study, we analyze people’s misunderstanding of the relationship between kilometers per liter (KPL) and the actual amount of fuel saved using vehicle owner survey data. We developed some questions to measure how much each person is involved with the MPG (or KPL) illusion. Additionally, our survey includes questions capturing some preferences affecting future fuel costs, such as time. Controlling for the most important respondent characteristics, such as income or gender, our empirical model analyzes the extent of the misunderstanding of how much actual KPL selections of personal auto vehicles are affected. We found that many Japanese consumers tend to misunderstand the relationship between KPL and actual fuel costs. Our results demonstrate that people who misunderstand the relationship tend to choose a higher 4.324 km per liter car than those who understand. This finding implies that the KPL illusion affects the KPL selection of consumers’ cars.Kenta TanakaKazuyuki IwataShunsuke ManagiMDPI AGarticleautomotive vehicleMPG illusioncognitive capacityTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 7294, p 7294 (2021)
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description	Previous studies have shown that people understand the future ancillary cost of durable goods such as an automotive vehicle. However, consumers tend to misunderstand the future benefits and costs of these goods. One of the most interesting discussions about consumer cognitive ability for future energy cost is the miles per gallon (MPG) illusion. In this study, we analyze people’s misunderstanding of the relationship between kilometers per liter (KPL) and the actual amount of fuel saved using vehicle owner survey data. We developed some questions to measure how much each person is involved with the MPG (or KPL) illusion. Additionally, our survey includes questions capturing some preferences affecting future fuel costs, such as time. Controlling for the most important respondent characteristics, such as income or gender, our empirical model analyzes the extent of the misunderstanding of how much actual KPL selections of personal auto vehicles are affected. We found that many Japanese consumers tend to misunderstand the relationship between KPL and actual fuel costs. Our results demonstrate that people who misunderstand the relationship tend to choose a higher 4.324 km per liter car than those who understand. This finding implies that the KPL illusion affects the KPL selection of consumers’ cars.
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title	MPG Illusion and Vehicle Choice: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Household Survey
title_short	MPG Illusion and Vehicle Choice: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Household Survey
title_full	MPG Illusion and Vehicle Choice: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Household Survey
title_fullStr	MPG Illusion and Vehicle Choice: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Household Survey
title_full_unstemmed	MPG Illusion and Vehicle Choice: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Household Survey
title_sort	mpg illusion and vehicle choice: an empirical study of the japanese household survey
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7dc105d273944871bf46e38e4099e924
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MPG Illusion and Vehicle Choice: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Household Survey

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