Inter-niche competition on ice? Socio-technical drivers, benefits and barriers of the electric vehicle transition in Iceland
This paper investigates the drivers, benefits and barriers of battery electric vehicle (BEV) development and an ongoing BEV transition in Iceland from a sociotechnical perspective. We focus on the following research questions: 1) What are the most promising driving forces behind BEV growth? 2) Why a...
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ftleedsuniv:oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:157140 2023-05-15T16:46:17+02:00 Inter-niche competition on ice? Socio-technical drivers, benefits and barriers of the electric vehicle transition in Iceland Lin, Xiao Sovacool, Benjamin K. 2020-06 text https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/157140/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/157140/1/LinSovacoolAcceptedVersion.docx https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.01.013 en eng https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/157140/1/LinSovacoolAcceptedVersion.docx Lin, Xiao and Sovacool, Benjamin K. (2020) Inter-niche competition on ice? Socio-technical drivers, benefits and barriers of the electric vehicle transition in Iceland. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. pp. 1-20. ISSN 2210-4224 cc_by_nc_nd CC-BY-NC-ND Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftleedsuniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.01.013 2023-01-30T22:27:04Z This paper investigates the drivers, benefits and barriers of battery electric vehicle (BEV) development and an ongoing BEV transition in Iceland from a sociotechnical perspective. We focus on the following research questions: 1) What are the most promising driving forces behind BEV growth? 2) Why are BEVs restricted mostly to the niche level? 3) What are the possible opportunities for BEV future development? and 4) How viable are BEVs as a solution to harnessing low-carbon renewable sources in Iceland? The study uses original qualitative data comprising 29 research interviews involving experts from a wide range of sectors. The conceptual framework of multi-mode interaction, or “inter-niche competition”, is incorporated into the MLP to illustrate the interaction between BEVs and other technologies, in particular, plugin hybrid electric vehicles. We find that BEVs may take de-alignment and re-alignment pathway or reconfiguration pathway depending on the multi-technology interaction modes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 35 1 20 |
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This paper investigates the drivers, benefits and barriers of battery electric vehicle (BEV) development and an ongoing BEV transition in Iceland from a sociotechnical perspective. We focus on the following research questions: 1) What are the most promising driving forces behind BEV growth? 2) Why are BEVs restricted mostly to the niche level? 3) What are the possible opportunities for BEV future development? and 4) How viable are BEVs as a solution to harnessing low-carbon renewable sources in Iceland? The study uses original qualitative data comprising 29 research interviews involving experts from a wide range of sectors. The conceptual framework of multi-mode interaction, or “inter-niche competition”, is incorporated into the MLP to illustrate the interaction between BEVs and other technologies, in particular, plugin hybrid electric vehicles. We find that BEVs may take de-alignment and re-alignment pathway or reconfiguration pathway depending on the multi-technology interaction modes. |
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Inter-niche competition on ice? Socio-technical drivers, benefits and barriers of the electric vehicle transition in Iceland |
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Inter-niche competition on ice? Socio-technical drivers, benefits and barriers of the electric vehicle transition in Iceland |
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