An examination of the greening of the automotive industry by the path dependence of countries and carmakers' trajectories. Three sources of path dependency can be detected: business models, consumer attitudes, and policy regulations. The automobile is changing and the race towards alternative driving systems has started!
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| List of Tables | |
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| List of Figures | |
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| List of Abbreviations | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Notes on the Contributors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Innovative Design for Alternative Vehicles | |
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| Innovative Design and Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry | |
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| Manufacturing Capability and the Architecture of Future Vehicles | |
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| Industrial Designers and the Challenges of Sustainable Development | |
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| Towards New R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design | |
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| Technological Trajectories in Alternative Vehicles | |
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| Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach to Electric Vehicles | |
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| 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions | |
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| Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen | |
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| CNG Cars: Sustainable Mobility Is within Reach | |
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| institutional, Technological and Commercial Innovations in the Brazilian Ethanol and Automotive Industries | |
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| New Forms of Vehicle Maker-Supplier Interdependence? The Case of Electric Motor Development for Heavy Hybrid Vehicles | |
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| Surrounding Conditions for the Development of Alternative Vehicles | |
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| Electric Vehicles and Power Grids: Challenges and Opportunities | |
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| Agreements and Joint Ventures in the Electric Vehicle Industry | |
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| Business Model Innovation and the Development of the Electric Vehicle Industry in China | |
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| Urban Mobility as a Product of Systemic Change and the Greening of the Automotive Industry | |
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| A Forecasting Framework for Evaluating Alternative Vehicle Fuels, Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process Model and Scenarios | |
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| Consumer Attitudes Towards Alternative Vehicles | |
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| The Second Automotive Revolution Is Under Way: Scenarios in Confrontation | |
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| Appendix: The GERPISA International Network | |
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| Index | |
