Electromobility in Sweden – Towards a New Dominant Business Model Design?
(2011) In IIIEE Master thesis IMEN41 20111The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract
- Developing business models in the area of electromobility is one of the primary challenges in order to successfully electrify road transport. As any technology the electric vehicle (EV) or the charging infrastructure that fuels it will not have any value unless one finds ways to commercialise those technologies. This thesis investigates the early stages of business model development within electromobility from the perspective of utilities that are active on the Swedish market. Doing so emerging business model patterns are being presented and eventually evaluated with regards to their advantages and disadvantages from the perspective of utilities. Drawing on these findings factors relevant for utility competitiveness within these emerging... (More)
- Developing business models in the area of electromobility is one of the primary challenges in order to successfully electrify road transport. As any technology the electric vehicle (EV) or the charging infrastructure that fuels it will not have any value unless one finds ways to commercialise those technologies. This thesis investigates the early stages of business model development within electromobility from the perspective of utilities that are active on the Swedish market. Doing so emerging business model patterns are being presented and eventually evaluated with regards to their advantages and disadvantages from the perspective of utilities. Drawing on these findings factors relevant for utility competitiveness within these emerging business models are being identified. (Less)
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- author
- Albrecht, Martin Uwe LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IMEN41 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Business model, electromobility, electric vehicle, charging infrastructure, utilities
- publication/series
- IIIEE Master thesis
- report number
- 2011:14
- ISSN
- 1401-9191
- language
- English
- id
- 2174475
- date added to LUP
- 2011-10-19 15:39:17
- date last changed
- 2011-10-19 15:39:17
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