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Electric Vehicle Business Models

Global Perspectives

  • Presents business models for electric mobility
  • Includes real-world case studies
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Mobility (LNMOB)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Industry Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Four Business Models for a Fast Commercialization of Plug-in Cars

      • Mats Williander, Camilla Stålstad
      Pages 17-34
    3. Electrification of the Powertrain in Automotive Applications: “Technology Push” or “Market Pull”?

      • Vincent R. H. Lorentz, Martin M. Wenger, Reiner John, Martin März
      Pages 35-51
  3. Energy Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
    2. Electric Vehicles as Grid Support

      • Kristian Handberg, Gill Owen
      Pages 129-146
  4. Fleets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
    2. Evolution of E-Mobility in Carsharing Business Models

      • Susan A. Shaheen, Nelson D. Chan
      Pages 169-178
    3. Personalized Total Cost of Ownership and Range-Capability Assessment as an EV Sales Accelerator

      • Sunny Trochaniak, Megan Allen, Eric Mallia, Jennifer Bauman, Matthew Stevens
      Pages 179-193

About this book

This contributed volume collects insights from industry professionals, policy makers and researchers on new and profitable business models in the field of electric vehicles (EV) for the mass market. This book includes approaches that address the optimization of total cost of ownership. Moreover, it presents alternative models of ownership, financing and leasing. The editors present state-of-the-art insights from international experts, including real-world case studies. The volume has been edited in the framework of the International Energy Agency’s Implementing Agreement for Cooperation on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (IA-HEV). The target audience primarily comprises practitioners and decision makers but the book may also be beneficial for research experts and graduate students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Urban Foresight Ltd, NE7 7ST Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    David Beeton

  • VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, Berlin, Germany

    Gereon Meyer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Electric Vehicle Business Models

  • Book Subtitle: Global Perspectives

  • Editors: David Beeton, Gereon Meyer

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Mobility

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12244-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-12243-4Published: 08 January 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36193-2Published: 24 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-12244-1Published: 27 December 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2196-5544

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-5552

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 271

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 52 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Transportation, Innovation/Technology Management, Automotive Engineering, Energy Policy, Economics and Management

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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