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The Greening of the Automotive Industry

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Giuseppe Calabrese

    1. CNR-Ceris, Moncalieri, Italy

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Giuseppe Calabrese
      Pages 1-10

  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
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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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  • CNR-Ceris, Moncalieri, Italy

    Giuseppe Calabrese

About the editor

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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