Stories of the future: Personal mobility innovation in the United Kingdom

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 31, Issue , 2017, Pages 184-193

  Bergman, Noam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car clubs; Electric vehicles; Frames; Narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021051595     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.028     Document Type: Article

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