ABSTRACT
This book is about how societies around the world can accelerate innovation in sustainable transport. It examines the relationship between policy change and the development of technological innovations in low carbon vehicle technologies, including biofuels, hybrid-electric vehicles, electric vehicles and fuel cells. Examining this relationship across countries and regions that are leaders in vehicle manufacturing and innovation, such as the European Union, Germany, Sweden, China, Japan, Korea and USA, the books aims to learn lessons about policy and innovation performance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 10|21 pages
Multi-Level Governance and Innovation System Functionality
Hybrid-electric vehicle technology in Sweden 1990–2010
chapter 11|21 pages
Governance of New Energy Vehicle Technology in China
The Case of Hybrid-Electric Vehicles