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Question: Contextual Requirements for Electric Vehicles in Developed and Developing Countries: The Example of China

Answer: Purpose – Electric vehicles are very topical in developed countries. The breakthrough of new battery technologies and changing conditions driven by climate policy and growing fossil fuel prices has caused all major car manufacturing countries in the developed world to initiate R&D programmes to gain competitive advantage and to foster market diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs). This chapter looks at developments in China and compares them with observations from developed countries to draw conclusions about differences in their future paths of development.

(Source: , 08 Jun 2021)

Source Link: https://doi-org.onlinedatabase.librarynet.com.my/10.1108/S2044-9941(2012)0000003013