The Greening of the Automotive Industry [electronic resource] /
Groupe d'études et de recherches permanent sur l'industrie et les salariés de l'automobile,issuing body.
Calabrese, G.editor.
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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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Innovative Design for Alternative Vehicles; 1 Innovative Design and Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry; 2 Manufacturing Capability and the Architecture of Future Vehicles; 3 Industrial Designers and the Challenges of Sustainable Development; 4 Towards New R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; Part II: Technological Trajectories in Alternative Vehicles
5 Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach to Electric Vehicles6 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; 7 Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; 8 CNG Cars: Sustainable Mobility Is within Reach; 9 Institutional, Technological and Commercial Innovations in the Brazilian Ethanol and Automotive Industries; 10 New Forms of Vehicle Maker-Supplier Interdependence? The Case of Electric Motor Development for Heavy Hybrid Vehicles
Part III: Surrounding Conditions for the Development of Alternative Vehicles11 Electric Vehicles and Power Grids: Challenges and Opportunities; 12 Agreements and Joint Ventures in the Electric Vehicle Industry; 13 Business Model Innovation and the Development of the Electric Vehicle Industry in China; 14 Urban Mobility as a Product of Systemic Change and the Greening of the Automotive Industry; 15 A Forecasting Framework for Evaluating Alternative Vehicle Fuels, Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process Model and Scenarios; 16 Consumer Attitudes Towards Alternative Vehicles
17 The Second Automotive Revolution Is Under Way: Scenarios in ConfrontationAppendix: The GERPISA International Network; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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!
Industrial management-Environmental aspects.
International business enterprises.
Transportation.
Management.
Industrial management.
Industries.
Sustainability Management.
International Business.
Transportation.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Corporate Environmental Management.
Industries.