The　private　motor　vehicles　are　significantly　important　means　of　transportation　in　modern　lifestyle,　however,　these　also　contribute　to　a　large　proportion　of　the　total　air　pollution　and　primary　energy　consumption.　In　order　to　develop　green　transportation　system,　it　becomes　imperative　to　use　integrated　technologies　to　achieve　reduced　emissions　and　utilize　renewable　energy.　Electric　vehicles　(EVs)　have　been　considered　as　one　of　these　technologies　to　transform　the　traditional　vehicle　mix.　However,　the　uptake　of　EV　has　been　debated　on　factors　like　cost,　performance　(autonomous　mileage),　charging　point　infrastructure　construction,　energy　saving,　policy　and　end　users＇　adaptation.　Present　study　investigates　the　technology　feasibility　(which　usually　refer　to　EVs＇　cost,　EV　charging,　supplier＇s　customer　services　quality,　EV　travel　performance)　and　users＇　adaptation　of　EV　in　Beijing,　which　is　a　key　driver　for　the　EV　uptake　into　the　Beijing　transportation　system.　The　relevant　data　have　been　collected　and　analyzed　in　the　form　of　questionnaire　survey　around　all　of　these　factors.　While　considering　the　user　perception　and　satisfaction,　safety　of　charging　and　energy　bills　have　also　been　investigated.　According　to　the　data　analysis,　it　has　been　found　the　policy　of　＇No　traffic　restrictions　for　EVs＇　(the　traffic　restrictions　means　for　certain　date,　from　Monday　to　Friday　the　motor　vehicles　with　the　last　register　number　of　1　and　6,　2　and　7,　3　and　8,　4　and　9,　5　and　0,　are　restricted　to　travel,　respectively),　the　availability　of　the　charging　infrastructure　and　technical　support　are　the　most　significant　factors　affecting　the　users＇　opinions　on　using　EVs.　(C)　2016　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.