Understanding socio-technical barriers to sustainable mobility – insights from Demonstration Program of EVs in China

Yixi Xue


School of Economics &Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 (China)

Jianxin You


School of Economics &Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 (China)

Luning Shao


School of Economics &Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 (China)


Abstract

It is widely accepted that EV (electric vehicles) is one of the several green technologies to address environmental issues associated with the transport sector and promote the transition to sustainable mobility. In spite of this, a number of barriers still need to be overcome before EVs achieve widespread market penetration. This paper is a contribution to understanding the key tools and strategies that might support the take-up of EVs by adopting a social-technical approach to explore the main barriers encountered in the Chinese EV Demonstration Program. The key findings of the research are that interest conflict between different stakeholders and the inaction of related actors are the key barriers inhibiting the further development of EVs. So the policies that put much pressure on the current auto regime are necessary.


Keywords:

electric vehicles, social-technical approach, barriers

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2014-01-02

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Xue, Y., You, J., & Shao, L. (2014). Understanding socio-technical barriers to sustainable mobility – insights from Demonstration Program of EVs in China. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 9(1), 29–36. Retrieved from https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/preko/article/view/4889

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Yixi Xue 

School of Economics &Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China

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Jianxin You 

School of Economics &Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China

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Luning Shao 

School of Economics &Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092 China

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