What is to be expected from the current technology push to introduce electric-hybrid vehicles onto the market? This article addresses the question what role national governments should or should not play in the introduction of this new technology. In The Netherlands a plan was devised to support the introduction of EHV's onto the market. Three projects from this ‘Masterplan EHV’ show that successful implementation of new technology is still largely a matter of peoples' reaction and behaviour. The program has therefore shifted its emphasis from ‘putting technology in the streets’ to: ‘creating a chance for new technologies to take a hold’. Whether national governments should take the US approach of ‘technology driven’ subsidies, or the ‘European’ approach of ‘policy forced’ tax reductions is discussed, here.


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    Title :

    Hybrid Vehicles: Hope or Hype?


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Automotive and Transportation Technology Congress and Exposition ; 2001



    Publication date :

    2001-10-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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