Since the late 2000s, the transition from a fossil fuel-based system to the fully renewable system has begun. This period, known as an “Era of Ferment”, is characterized by high technical and economic uncertainty and it’s leading the automotive industry towards a paradigm shift: developing new car technologies, creating charging infrastructure needs and shaking up the supply chain structure. In light of ecosystem theory and the importance of alliances in the quest to develop an electric vehicle market, this paper analyses the electromobility ecosystem, tracking its lifecycle and investigating vertical and horizontal alliances between the main actors over time, including original equipment manufacturers, traditional suppliers, battery suppliers, and charging infrastructure providers. We analyzed an original longitudinal dataset composed of 281 alliances in the electric passenger vehicles market, initiated between 2000 and 2015. Through the study of the network of alliances, we describe the Electric Vehicle ecosystem’s evolution, examining the entry time of incumbents, suppliers and complementors, the role of actors in the ecosystem and their previous industry sector, the key knowledge they possess and technological areas in which they operate, and the nations involved. Key network measures also provide insights into power and connectedness of different actors, highlighting a creative accumulation strategy of the incumbents.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Strategic Alliances in the Electromobility Sector


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2021




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown




    Electromobility

    Bernhard,W. / Roland Berger,DE | Automotive engineering | 2016


    ELECTROMOBILITY VEHICLE

    HIRATA YOSHIHIRO / UCHINO TSUYOSHI / NAKAGAWA SATOSHI | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    ELECTROMOBILITY VEHICLE

    HIRATA YOSHIHIRO / UCHINO TSUYOSHI / NAKAGAWA SATOSHI | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    LCE and Electromobility

    Cerdas, Felipe | Springer Verlag | 2021


    Electromobility vehicle

    HIRATA YOSHIHIRO / UCHINO TSUYOSHI / NAKAGAWA SATOSHI | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access