Assessing Barriers to Adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles Using Decision‐Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Combined With Analytic Network Process

ABSTRACT This study employs a hybrid technique based on the Decision‐Making Trial Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL), Analytic Network Process (ANP), and Multiple Criteria Decision methods to investigate the causation and mutual influence strength among the barriers to the growth of electric vehicles in India. DEMATEL is used to discern between cause‐and‐effect barriers, while ANP ranks and prioritizes the various obstacles. This study gives critical insights into the linkages between these hurdles that will aid in the development of measures to promote the rise of electric cars. According to the findings, the barriers to electric car adoption include a lack of charging infrastructure, issues of fire safety, supply chain hurdles, range anxiety, and high cost of ownership. Generally, this study leads to a better understanding of the multidimensional nature of electric cars’ barriers and their interdependencies.