Leaving fossil fuels behind? An innovation system analysis of low carbon cars

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 176-186

  Köhler, Jonathan ^a   Schade, Wolfgang ^a   Leduc, Guillaume ^b   Wiesenthal, Tobias ^b   Schade, Burkhard ^b   Espinoza, Luis Tercero ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automobile sector; Environmental innovation; Sectoral system of innovation; Technological innovation system

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; HYBRID VEHICLES; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILE SECTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; INNOVATION APPROACH; INNOVATION PROCESS; LOW CARBON VEHICLES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84879901166     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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