Assessing and comparing German and UK transition policies for electric mobility
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This paper presents a novel policy assessment approach for sustainable transitions using insights from the multilevel perspective (MLP). An analysis of current German and UK policies for sustainable transport is conducted to illustrate its application. For both cases a potential transition pathway, that can satisfy environmental protection and industrial competitiveness goals, is derived from archetypal transition pathways. These are then put in relation to current policies, discussing whether these measures support these pathways. In the UK case, where emission reduction goals and industrial development are pursued together, current policies of promoting the diffusion of electric vehicles as well as industrial niches are supporting the emergence of a reconfiguration pathway. Replacing foreign suppliers, the local automotive industry shall become a significant part of the future regime. In contrast to that, Germany focuses on a careful transformation and conservation of its automotive industry where none of the current actors is left behind.
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- Authors
- Mazur, C., Contestabile, M., Offer, G. J., & Brandon, N. P.
- Affiliations
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Mazur, Christoph
- Venue
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-03
- Volume
- 14
- Pages
- 84-100
- ISSN
- 2210-4224 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2088679043
- Cited by
- 99
- References
- 33
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- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 4.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I00422X/1)
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology
- Imperial College London
- Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Social Sciences › Transportation › transportation and logistics systems
- Keywords
- electric mobility, electric vehicles, sustainable transport policy, policy evaluation, multi-level perspective, transition pathways, automotive industry, industrial competitiveness, emission reduction, Germany, United Kingdom, comparative policy analysis
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