Federal, state and local governments use a variety of incentives to induce consumer adoption of hybrid-electric vehicles. We study the relative efficacy of state sales tax waivers, income tax credits and non-tax incentives and find that the type of tax incentive offered is as important as the...

The evolution in vehicle power technologies from the combustion engine to hybrid or pure electric vehicles requires automakers to mobilize organizational capability and change operational patterns. Aside from the incumbent conventional combustion engines, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and pure...