The Greening of the Automotive Industry

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Giuseppe Calabrese

      Pages 1-10

3. Innovative Design for Alternative Vehicles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Innovative Design and Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry

      • Giuseppe Calabrese

      Pages 13-31

   3. Manufacturing Capability and the Architecture of Future Vehicles

      • Takahiro Fujimoto

      Pages 32-48

   4. Industrial Designers and the Challenges of Sustainable Development

      • Monique Vervaeke

      Pages 49-68

   5. Towards New R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design

      • Maria Elmquist, Blanche Segrestin

      Pages 69-85

4. Technological Trajectories in Alternative Vehicles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach to Electric Vehicles

      • Florence Charue-Duboc, Christophe Midler

      Pages 89-102

   3. ‘Sailing Ship Effects’ in the Global Automotive Industry? Competition Between ‘New’ and ‘Old’ Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions

      • Dedy Sushandoyo, Thomas Magnusson, Christian Berggren

      Pages 103-123

   4. Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen

      • Marc Dijk, Carlos Montalvo

      Pages 124-139

   5. CNG Cars: Sustainable Mobility Is within Reach

      • Andrea Stocchetti, Giuseppe Volpato

      Pages 140-163

   6. Institutional, Technological and Commercial Innovations in the Brazilian Ethanol and Automotive Industries

      • Marcos Amatucci, Eduardo Eugênio Spers

      Pages 164-184

   7. New Forms of Vehicle Maker-Supplier Interdependence? The Case of Electric Motor Development for Heavy Hybrid Vehicles

      • Dedy Sushandoyo, Thomas Magnusson, Christian Berggren

      Pages 185-204

5. Surrounding Conditions for the Development of Alternative Vehicles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

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   2. Electric Vehicles and Power Grids: Challenges and Opportunities

      • Ettore Bompard, Elena Ragazzi, Alberto Tenconi

      Pages 207-224

   3. Agreements and Joint Ventures in the Electric Vehicle Industry

      • Giampaolo Vitali

      Pages 225-239

   4. Business Model Innovation and the Development of the Electric Vehicle Industry in China

      • Hua Wang, Chris Kimble

      Pages 240-253

   5. Urban Mobility as a Product of Systemic Change and the Greening of the Automotive Industry

      • Francesco Garibaldo

      Pages 254-262

   6. A Forecasting Framework for Evaluating Alternative Vehicle Fuels, Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process Model and Scenarios

      • Tugrul Unsal Daim, Jubin Dilip Upadhyay

      Pages 263-285

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!

• Automotive Industry
• China
• competition
• development
• innovation
• regulation
• research
• sustainable development
• sustainability

• CNR-Ceris, Moncalieri, Italy

  Giuseppe Calabrese

GIUSEPPE CALABRESE Senior Researcher at CNR-CERIS and teaches managerial economics at the University of Turin, Italy. He is co-editor of the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management and a member of the International Steering Committee of GERPISA. His main areas of research are industrial organisation, technological innovation, industrial policy and the automotive industry.

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