The global rise of the modern plug-in electric vehicle : public policy, innovation and strategy / John D. Graham (professor of risk and policy analysis, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, US and formerly "regulatory czar" in the George W Bush White House).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, John D. (John David), 1956- author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric vehicles--Social aspects.

Electric vehicles.

Electric vehicles--Political aspects.

Electric vehicles--Economic aspects.

Electric vehicle industry--History.

Electric vehicle industry.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

"We may be standing at the precipice of a revolution in propulsion not seen since the internal combustion engine replaced the horse and buggy. The proliferation of electric cars will change the daily lives of motorists, boost some regional economies and hurt others, reduce oil insecurity but create new insecurities about raw materials, and impact urban air quality and climate change. If you want to understand how quickly the transition is likely to occur, and the factors shaping the pace of the transition, this book delivers with a candid, illuminating style. The invention of the lithium-ion battery and its adaptation to the auto sector set the stage for the exciting proliferation of electric cars, beginning with California and Norway. This book focuses on the period from the oil crises of the 1970s to the present, tracing the development of this entirely new industry and its critical supply chain. John Graham delves into the major societal concerns, economic rationales, governmental policies and corporate strategies. He emphasizes that consumer concerns slowed the pace of the transition while spurring more innovation and new policies to persuade reluctant consumers. And he explains why the transition is now occurring much faster in China and Europe than in Japan and the United States. More broadly, the book tells the story of many successes and failures in public policy, technological innovation and corporate strategy. This book provides an in-depth understanding of how people on every continent in the world are contributing to the new electric-vehicle industry, including the raw materials, battery components, electric motors and charging stations. Faculty, students and researchers will appreciate the integrated treatment of the technical, economic, political and international issues. For the practitioner in industry, government and civil society, the book is an engaging look at the roles of key decision makers and organizations, both those favoring electric cars and those opposed"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Rise of the modern electric vehicle

2. Consumer perspectives

3. Energy security

4. Urban air quality

5. Global climate change

6. Prelude to China's leapfrog gambit

7. Rescuing the auto industry

8. The supply chain: Produce or outsource?

9. Securing raw materials

10. From cheater to innovator

11. Charging networks and the grid

12. Persuading consumers

13. Predicting the pace of the transition

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80088-013-8