Decentering technology in technology assessment: prospects for socio-technical transitions in electric mobility in Germany

Truffer, Bernhard; Schippl, Jens; Fleischer, Torsten

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2017.04.020

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“…Concepts from this literature can be applied in studying dynamic interactions between the use of car sharing and privately owned cars (Farla et al, 2012;Geels, 2012;Loorbach et al, 2017;Markard et al, 2012;Temenos et al, 2017). These interactions can be studied as a socio-technical system because such a system sees the use of the car distribution as a social arrangement, and the cars and booking systems as technological artefacts (Truffer et al, 2017). The present article investigates how the use of car sharing by urban households offers possibilities for changing the current car system on a city scale, and in what ways.…”

Section: Forms Of Reconfigurationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The existing and the emerging: car ownership and car sharing on the road towards sustainable mobility

Svennevik¹

2019

IJATM

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The use of car sharing has experienced rapid growth in recent years, but user-numbers are still low, and privately owned cars dominate. This paper studies how the use of car sharing contributes to altering the car system in urban areas. The study employs data from semi-structured interviews with 39 households in Oslo that are members of car-sharing arrangements. How does the current use of car sharing in Oslo relate to and influence the established use of privately owned cars? Are these relations elements in a transition towards sustainable mobility? The study finds that car sharing acts help to promote reduced car-ownership, changing and reducing the overall use of cars. However, there are limits to its contribution to environmental sustainability because of the continued use of fossil fuel cars and the continued dependence on privately used cars.

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Section: Forms Of Reconfigurationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The existing and the emerging: car ownership and car sharing on the road towards sustainable mobility

Svennevik¹

2019

IJATM

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“…Anticipating future social and ecological impacts: New understandings about system dynamics and their impacts should inform individual actors in anticipating the future impacts of their decisions made today. Examples of anticipatory approaches include valuebased designs and constructive technology assessment (Truffer et al 2017). 4.…”

Section: Assessing Signs Of Systemic Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advancing energy policy. Lessons on the integration of social sciences and humanities

Ptashnyk¹

2019

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

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“…Thus in reality, neither steam nor EV went away, but became marginalized technologies in the new automotive regime, much like we still ride horses and still use sailing boats. However, with what the transition scholars call ‘landscape’ changes (Dijk, 2014; Geels, 2002, 2005; Truffer et al, 2017), such marginal technologies, now confined to niches, can become more viable again and that is what appears to be happening to the EV and to a lesser extent fuel cells (Peters and Coles, 2010).…”

Section: Electric Vehicle Technologiesmentioning

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Alternative business models and entrepreneurship

Nieuwenhuis

2018

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Electrification of the car is an inevitable trajectory; only battery electric vehicles (EVs) give the option – provided a zero carbon generating mix is developed – of ultimately zero carbon and zero emissions transport. Yet this means disruptive change to the existing automotive and energy business models covering all sections of the value chain, which provides entry points for new, entrepreneurial operators from outside the sector bringing with them new business models. We are entering a transition period, where some of these alternative business models are already seen to work and those of Autolib and Tesla are highlighted here. New electric vehicle (EV) business models need to extend beyond the boundaries of the business itself and should also include a consideration of context and environment, or ‘regime’ (Geels, 2002), particularly in the role of government. It should be emphasized that EV business models are dynamic, still emerging and are currently enjoying artificial market conditions due to widespread incentives. Private and public sector players are still exploring what their respective roles should be in future EV business models.

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Decentering technology in technology assessment: prospects for socio-technical transitions in electric mobility in Germany

Cited by 52 publications

References 41 publications

The existing and the emerging: car ownership and car sharing on the road towards sustainable mobility

The existing and the emerging: car ownership and car sharing on the road towards sustainable mobility

Advancing energy policy. Lessons on the integration of social sciences and humanities

Alternative business models and entrepreneurship

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