Today's societies consider the transportation sector as a key component of the economy that contributes significantly to sustainability and global economic development. However, the challenges resulting from transportation are expected to increase more seriously in the years to come in light of socioeconomic growth and increasing living standards. One of the most unfavorable outcomes of the transportation industries is climate change, which necessitates sustainable strategies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses. Although the use of electric vehicles (EVs) has obvious social advantages, including improvements to air quality along with beneficial effects of reducing CO₂ emissions, EVs are being adopted quite slowly as a clean and green alternative form of transportation in Malaysia. Therefore, the present study has focused on the factors which affect consumers’ intention to use EVs in the Malaysian context. An extensive review of previous studies was carried out to identify the determinants of adopting EVs in the prior literature. The survey questionnaire was designed with reference to the decision-making trials alongside the Decision-Making Trials and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method, after which questionnaires were distributed to Malaysian consumers of EVs. According to the results of the data analysis, environmental concern, trust in EVs, personal norms, price value, attitudes regarding EVs, and subjective norms are the most important factors influencing the adoption of EVs in the Malaysian context. The findings of the study provide directions for policymakers and automotive manufacturers.

当今社会将运输部门视为经济的重要组成部分，对可持续性和全球经济发展做出了重大贡献。然而，随着社会经济的增长和生活水平的提高，预计未来几年交通带来的挑战将更加严重。运输行业最不利的结果之一是气候变化，这需要采取可持续战略来减少温室气体排放。尽管电动汽车 (EV) 的使用具有明显的社会优势，包括改善空气质量以及减少 CO ₂排放量方面，电动汽车在马来西亚作为一种清洁和绿色的替代交通方式被采用的速度相当缓慢。因此，本研究侧重于影响消费者在马来西亚环境中使用电动汽车的意愿的因素。对先前的研究进行了广泛的审查，以确定在先前的文献中采用电动汽车的决定因素。调查问卷的设计参考了决策试验和决策试验和评估实验室（DEMATEL）方法，然后将调查问卷分发给马来西亚电动汽车消费者。根据数据分析的结果，环境关注、对电动汽车的信任、个人规范、价格价值、对电动汽车的态度和主观规范是影响马来西亚环境中采用电动汽车的最重要因素。