THE DETERMINANTS OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER ACCEPTANCE AMONG STUDENTS AS A MANIFESTATION OF ADAPTING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF E-MOBILITY, USING THE TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL

Abstract

One of the biggest challenges for modern metropolises is the problem of public transportation. Barriers to the development of urban transport, the expansion of private vehicles, congestion of beehives, traffic jams, parking problems, and the negative impacts of transport on the environment are causing an increase in interest in shared micromobility. Electric scooters are one of these innovative solutions. This article aims to construct a model for the acceptance of electric scooters among students. The authors employed the technology acceptance model, and used the SmartPLS 4. Program to reconstruct the model. The basis of the model was a CAWI survey on a sample of 442 students. On this basis, the study verified the hypotheses on the relationships between the factors influencing the acceptance of electric scooters: demographic characteristics, perceived usefulness, ease of use, attitudes towards this solution, and behavioral intentions.

Keywords

• micromobility
• e-mobility
• shared mobility
• e-scooter
• environmentally friendly technologies
• technology acceptance model (tam)