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Effect of consumer environmental propensity and innovative propensity on intention to purchase electric vehicles: Applying an extended theory of planned behavior

Pages 1032-1046 | Received 10 Feb 2020, Accepted 23 Jul 2021, Published online: 09 Aug 2021

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