Do social movement organizations increase the supply of a public good? We address this question by investigating the role of generalist social movement organizations (SMOs) and technology-focused organizations (TSMOs) for the development of the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in...

We propose an open-source model with leaders and followers to study the electric vehicles (EV) industry theoretically. Our model finds that immaturity of technology and technological competition are the two main reasons EV giants like Tesla and Toyota choose to open-source. Open source has...

Environmental and energy independence concerns lead to government subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs). Operational decisions for a government are i) to incentivize EV ownership by a direct consumer subsidy, a station subsidy that reduces charging inconvenience, or by both subsidies; and ii) to...

In this paper, we extend previous reference-dependence newsvendor research by incorporating both consumer trade-offs and government subsidies to evaluate the relevant influences on the optimal EV production decisions. We present the properties of the model, derive the closed-form solutions for...

Many governments promote green technological innovation within the automobile sector as a means of combating climate change. Most of these innovations are driven by alternative fuels. Buyer's premiums and governmental investment in service infrastructure are widely used. This paper investigates...

Low-carbon economy roadmaps aim to reduce transport emissions by relying, at least to some extent, on electric vehicles. The uptake of electric vehicles on a mass scale requires the simultaneous adoption of such vehicles for private and commercial purposes. Although literature regarding the...

AbstractPurposeThe Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) is a multi-government policy forum devoted to speeding up the introduction and adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide. EVI's key themes for sustainable development include energy-efficient transportation with e-mobility (drive-by...

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are in high demand in many cities in China. In fact, industry reports show that the Chinese market is one of the largest with huge growth potential for the electric vehicle industry. Despite that, less is known on the impact of the consumer buying decision of EVs in...

Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between dirty (internal combustion engine) and clean (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 countries over several decades. We show that firms...

Subsidizing technology fosters product innovation that might lead to a quicker technology adoption. This innovation effect could justify subsidy expenses beyond the directly related social value of the subsidized good during its lifetime. This paper proposes a method to calculate the underlying...