Smart charging; gender differences; data sharing; social role theory
Abstract :
[en] Uncontrolled EV charging creates spikes in electricity consumption, risking power system stability. A solution to this is smart charging, where energy suppliers take advantage of EV users' flexibility to charge the EVs at low-demand periods. However, the user acceptance of smart charging is highly dependent on perceived benefits. It also relies on the willingness of EV users to facilitate smart charging by sharing sensitive information such as charging, location or calendar data. No prior research has investigated how individual factors, such as gender, may impact the willingness to share data for smart charging. Drawing on privacy calculus and social role theories, we explore gender differences in data sharing for smart charging and analyze the effect of monetary incentives. Analyzing survey data (n = 383), our results demonstrate that gender significantly influences decisions to share information related to smart charging, which has implications for decision makers in energy companies.
Research center :
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) > FINATRAX - Digital Financial Services and Cross-organizational Digital Transformations
Disciplines :
Computer science Management information systems
Author, co-author :
FRANK, Muriel-Larissa ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
MARXEN, Hanna ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
FRIDGEN, Gilbert ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > FINATRAX
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
The Role of Gender in Data Sharing for Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles
Publication date :
2024
Event name :
Proceedings of the Thirtieth Americas Conference on Information Systems
FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche PayPal, PEARL Fondation Enovos
Funding number :
13342933/Gilbert Fridgen
Funding text :
This research was funded in part by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and PayPal, PEARL grant reference 13342933/Gilbert Fridgen. For the purpose of open access, the authors have applied a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. Additionally, the authors gratefully acknowledge the Fondation Enovos under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg in the frame of the philanthropic funding for the research project INDUCTIVE which is the initiator of this applied research.
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