PHV Survey 3 - Parkmerced Resident

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Dear PHV Study Participant:

You are invited to participate in the Prius and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Driver Study Prius Final & PHV Initial (Survey #3). It will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

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During the past two weeks, what percent of your personal automotive trips (you as the driver) has been taken with the Prius? (Please select one response.)

Please indicate any types of trips in which you have been the driver, but you intentionally did not drive the Prius. (Please select all that apply.)

Could you please elaborate on the general reasons as to why you did not take the Prius on these trips?

How did your overall driving distances in the Prius during the past two weeks compare with the distances that you typically drive with your regular vehicle? (Please select one response)

How many times has the Prius been fueled during the past two weeks? (Please select one response.)

Now that you have used the Prius for four weeks, which of the following displays did you prefer to use most?

Why did you use this one the most?

Is there any information that you do not currently see on the dashboard that you would like to see?

Yes, please explain

Overall, do you consider the power and energy consumption display (in the dashboard center) in the Prius to be a distraction or a benefit to your driving? (Please select one response.)

Overall, the power and energy consumption display enhances my experience with the Prius.

Overall, the power and energy consumption display does not impact my experience with the Prius.

Overall, the power and energy consumption display detracts from my experience with the Prius.

I do not understand how to use the power and energy consumption display.

In general, I do not use the power and energy consumption display while driving.

Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Because of the Prius power and energy consumption display, I do not accelerate as hard as I do when driving my normal vehicle. (Please select one response.)

Because of the Prius power and energy consumption display, I brake longer and slower than I do when driving my conventional vehicle. (Please select one response.)

Because of the Prius power and energy consumption display, I am distracted while driving. (Please select one response.)

How distracted are you from this display?

Very distracted

Distracted

A little distracted

Not distracted at all

When you look at the display, for how long do you typically glance it?

Because of the Prius power and energy consumption display, I am more aware of my driving efficiency. (Please select one response.)

Because of the Prius power and energy consumption display, I actively try to improve my driving efficiency. (Please select one response.)

Based on the information on the Prius power and energy consumption display, the average miles per gallon that I am getting with the hybrid is:

Don’t Know

Miles per gallon

Given your experience driving the Prius, we would like to get an idea of your final impression of the Prius in comparison to your personal vehicle. For this set of attribute ratings, please consider your normal vehicle as the benchmark. Assuming that your vehicle is rated as a “3” across all categories, please rate the Prius relative to how you think it performs versus your current vehicle. (Please select one response in each row below.)

Do you have any comments about specific things you like about the Prius? If so, please elaborate.

Do you have any comments about specific things you dislike about the Prius? If so, please elaborate.

Overall, how has the Prius met your expectations? (Please select one response.)

Greatly exceeded my expectations

Exceeded my expectations

Met my expectations

Slightly disappointed

Greatly disappointed

In general, I looked forward to driving the Prius during the past 4 weeks.

Before participating in this study, were you considering buying a hybrid? (Please select one response.)

Yes, and I was only considering the Prius.

Yes, and I was considering the Prius among other hybrids.

Yes, but I was considering hybrids other than the Prius.

No, I was not planning on purchasing a hybrid as my next vehicle.

Having driven the Prius for four weeks, how likely is it that you will consider purchasing a hybrid as your next vehicle? (Please select one response.)

Much more likely than before

More likely than before

About the same as before

Less likely than before

Much less likely than before

Please describe briefly the main reason you feel less likely to consider purchasing a hybrid.

Price per gallon

Acceptable Charge Time (in hours):

Ideal all-electric range in a plug-in hybrid vehicle (in miles):

When you purchase your next car in future, you may have the option to buy a “plug-in” version of that vehicle. The plug-in version could have a variety of possible specifications, but it would likely cost more because of the advanced engineering and larger battery required.

Based on your experience with the hybrid, imagine that you had a choice between a Prius that cost $23,000 and a plug-in version that cost something different. This plug-in vehicle could travel about 14 miles on all-electric power. After depleting this power, it would operate with the same efficiency of a conventional hybrid Prius. You can charge this vehicle using a standard outlet, and it takes 3 hours to fully recharge a depleted battery. This would consume about 3 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

If you had the option of only buying the conventional Prius or the plug-in version, at what difference in price from the conventional Prius do you think you would opt for the plug-in? Please indicate your likely choice at each price differential listed in the rows below.

For the next four weeks, you will exchange the traditional hybrid Prius that you have been driving for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHV) Prius. This vehicle is similar to the gasoline-electric hybrid Prius in every respect except that it has an all-electric range of about 14 miles per full charge.

Once this charge is depleted, the vehicle operates just like a normal hybrid-electric vehicle. The PHV Prius takes about three hours to fully recharge. Please answer the following questions regarding how you expect to use the PHV Prius.

During the next four weeks, for what percent of your personal trips (all automotive travel) do you expect to use the PHV Prius? (Please select one response.)

Could you please briefly describe the type of trips for which you do not expect to use the PHV Prius and why?

Do you have any concerns (safety or otherwise) with plugging-in for fuel?

Do you have any concerns (safety or otherwise) with driving an electric-hybrid vehicle?

How frequently do you expect to plug-in the PHV? (Please select one response.)

Times per week at home

Times per week at work

Times per week at another outlet

Will you be able to plug-in the PHV at home?

Yes

I don’t know

Will you be able to plug-in the PHV at work?

Yes

I don’t know

By how much per month do you believe plugging-in the PHV will raise your electricity bill?

Don’t Know

$ per month

At current gasoline prices, how much money in gasoline savings per month do you expect will result from using the PHV Prius?

Don’t Know

$ per month

Does this represent a typical month for you in terms of your electricity use for this time of year? (Please select one response.)

Roughly what percent of this amount was allocated to electricity?

Don’t Know

Do you know how much you pay per kWh of electricity use?

Yes

Tier 1 Rate ($/kWh):

Tier 2 Rate ($/kWh):

Tier 3 Rate ($/kWh):

Given your best guess, how many times do you expect to fuel the PHV Prius with gasoline during the next two weeks? (Please select one response.)

I do not expect to fuel the PHV during the next two weeks.

Once during the next two weeks

Twice during the next two weeks

Three times during the next two weeks

Four times during the next two weeks

Other, please specify:

How often do you expect to be close enough to an outlet to plug-in the vehicle at home? (Please select one response.)

How often do you expect to be close enough to an outlet to plug-in the vehicle at work? (Please select one response.)

Do you expect that the electricity that you will obtain from plugging in at work will be free?

Yes

I don’t know

Time of Day: , Location:

How often do you expect to be close enough to an outlet to plug-in the vehicle in locations outside of your home or work? (Please select one response.)

How often do you think you will forget (or not bother) to plug-in the PHV Prius? (Please select one response.)

How long do you expect it will typically take you to plug-in the vehicle at home (to connect the vehicle to the outlet)? (Please select one response.)

How long do you expect it will typically take you to plug-in the vehicle at work? (to connect the vehicle to the outlet) (Please select one response.)

Do you expect plugging-in the vehicle to be (please select one response):

An unnecessary hassle that is not worth the benefit

Not much trouble but often not worth doing

An annoyance but often worth doing

No trouble at all and worth doing

On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate the degree to which you expect plugging-in the vehicle to be a burden (1 is not a burden , 5 is a big burden). (Please select one response.)

On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate the degree to which you expect plugging-in the vehicle to be beneficial (1 is not beneficial, 5 is very beneficial). (Please select one response.)

I feel that plugging-in the vehicle will be worth doing for the environment. (Please select one response.)

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

I expect that plugging-in the vehicle will be worth doing for cost savings. (Please select one response.)

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

I expect that plugging-in the vehicle will be worth doing for the electric drive experience. (Please select one response.)

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Please describe how you expect the plug-in feature will impact your typical travel patterns.

53. Now, we would like to get an idea of your expectations of the PHV Prius in comparison to the traditional hybrid Prius that you have been driving for the past four weeks. For this set of attribute ratings, please consider the traditional Prius as the benchmark. Assuming that this vehicle is rated as a “3” across all categories, please rate the PHV Prius relative to how you expect it to perform versus the traditional Prius that you have been driving for the past four weeks. (Please select one response in each row below.)

Are there any features about the PHV Prius that you expect to be significantly worse than the traditional hybrid Prius? Please explain.

Are there are any features about the PHV Prius that you expect to be significantly better than the traditional hybrid Prius? Please explain.

Overall, I expect the PHV Prius to be an improvement over gasoline-electric hybrids (such as the Prius) in terms of driving experience. (Please select one response.)

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I expect that using the PHV Prius will make me think more about fuel efficiency. (Please select one response.)

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I think that driving the PHV Prius will make me consider using transit more. (Please select one response.)

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

How frequently do you use transit now?

I believe that I will prefer the feel of driving in the all electric mode more than the hybrid-electric mode. (Please select one response.)

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Thank you for taking this survey, please submit!