The social production of innovation
The electric automobile and innovation networks in Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4354955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rodrigo Wolffenbüttel (0000-0002-3417-563X, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 55 |
| Pages | 412-417 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociologias (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1517-4522 • E-ISSN: 1807-0337 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/15174522-101188 |
| OpenAlex | W3111933076 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1517-45222020000300412 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
oday one sees a new and instigating phenomenon in the automotive market, that is already felt in Brazil: the development and use of electric automobiles.According to data of the International Energy Agency (IEA), nearly 2 million electric cars were sold worldwide in 2018, which represents a 68% increase over the figure for 2017 (IEA, 2019).The ascent of electric motors is related to a series of social, political, and economic questions that have pressured the automotive market and its operation.These questions have to do with the development of new technologies and products that challenge competitors in this market, as well as a series of environmental, urban mobility, and public health problems derived from the mass production and individual use of internal combustion vehicles.Concerned about these issues, but also attentive to related possibilities for technological development, many countries and companies started to see investment in "green" technologies, especially energy technologies, as a strategic route to economic growth.Large markets, such as China, the
Agency (philosophy · Automotive industry · Business · Competitor analysis · Economics · Industrial organization · Political science · Politics · Production (economics · Sociology · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Biotechnology and Related Fields · Engineering · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Marketing
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |