Technological diversity of emerging eco-innovations: A case study of the automobile industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 211-220

  Sierzchula, William ^a   Bakker, Sjoerd ^b   Maat, Kees ^b   Van Wee, Bert ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Era of ferment; Prototype analysis; Technological diversity

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES; AUTO MANUFACTURERS; DOMINANT DESIGN; ECO-INNOVATION; ERA OF FERMENT; HIGH HETEROGENEITY; IN-VEHICLE; INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS; POWERTRAIN DESIGN; PROTOTYPE ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSITY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; POWERTRAINS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84865497595     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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