Disruptive innovations: The case for hydrogen fuel cells and battery electric vehicles

Hardman, Scott; Steinberger‐Wilckens, Robert; Horst, Dan van der

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.09.088

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“…A 2013 study by the authors of this paper undertook a review of the theory and discovered that disruptive innovations are more expensive than existing technologies, the new technology will be less developed than the incumbent but the disruptive technology will posses added value features. It was also found that disruptive innovations will firstly fill niches towards the top of the market, and will then diffuse downwards into the more competitive mass-market levels [1].…”

Section: Theoretical Underpinnings: Disruptive Innovation and Highend Ementioning

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“…Previously [1] a market entry strategy for Fuel Cells Vehicles (FCVs) was described based on successful historic examples of disruptive innovations entering markets. The study briefly discussed Tesla Motor's method of market entry for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs).…”

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“…These technologies are then diffused down to lower value vehicles as costs are reduced. In addition to these automotive technologies many other disruptive innovations have entered markers via high-end encroachment including; Quartz Watches, Hydraulic Excavators, MP3 Players and Steamships to mention just a few [1]. Despite a legacy of high-end encroachment within the automotive sector and other markets, Daimler, Toyota and Hyundai do not appear to be doing this with FCVs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…BEVs are disruptive based on the Three Point Disruptive Technology Criteria [1], which states that innovations are disruptive if they; are produced by different manufactures in the supply chain, require new infrastructure and change the way the in which users interact with the technology. It could be argued that BEVs do not actually require new infrastructure as they can be charged using existing plug sockets.…”

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Changing the fate of Fuel Cell Vehicles: Can lessons be learnt from Tesla Motors?

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Electric vehicle marketing a b s t r a c t Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) are a disruptive innovation and are currently looking towards niche market entry. However, commercialisation has been unsuccessful thus far and there is a limited amount of literature that can guide their market entry. In this paper a historical case study is undertaken which looks at Tesla Motors high-end encroachment market entry strategy. FCVs have been compared to Tesla vehicles due to their similarities; both are disruptive innovations, both are high cost and both are zero emission vehicles. Therefore this paper looks at what can be learned form Tesla Motors successful market entry strategy and proposes a market entry strategy for FCVs. It was found that FCVs need to enact a paradigm shift from their current market entry strategy to one of high-end encroachment. When this has been achieved FCVs will have greater potential for market penetration.

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“…In the wake of the release of Tesla's Model 3, the increasing attention paid to electric vehicles is threatening the traditional ICE vehicle market. The dramatic changes in the car-making industry are often interpreted as realization of disruptive innovation, since the emergence of electric vehicles is creating a new market and value chain that could eventually disrupt the existing car market and value network [2]. The electric vehicle market growth could thus influence related industries or markets in a variety of forms that cannot easily be prejudged.…”

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Key Features of Electric Vehicle Diffusion and Its Impact on the Korean Power Market

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Abstract:The market share of electric vehicles is growing and the interest in these vehicles is rapidly increasing in industrialized countries. In the light of these circumstances, this study provides an integrated policy-making package, which includes key features for electric vehicle diffusion and its impact on the Korean power market. This research is based on a quantitative analysis with the following steps: (1) it analyzes drivers' preferences for electric or traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with respect to key automobile attributes and these key attributes indicate what policy makers should focus on; (2) it forecasts the achievable level of market share of electric vehicles in relation to improvements in their key attributes; and (3) it evaluates the impact of electric vehicle diffusion on the Korean power market based on an achievable level of market share with different charging demand profiles. Our results reveal the market share of electric vehicles can increase to around 40% of the total market share if the key features of electric vehicles reach a similar level to those of traditional vehicles. In this estimation, an increase in the power market's system generation costs will reach around 10% of the cost in the baseline scenario, which differs slightly depending on charging demand profiles.

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Tailoring the Membrane‐Electrode Interface in PEM Fuel Cells: A Review and Perspective on Novel Engineering Approaches

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Klingele

Vierrath

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Advanced Energy Materials

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The interface between the catalyst layer (CL) and the polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) in a fuel cell has substantial impact on its electrochemical performance. In consequence, there have been growing research activities to engineer this interface to improve the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). This review summarizes these novel approaches and compares the various techniques. Based on available fuel cell data in the literature, a quantitative comparison of relative improvements due to a micro‐ and nano‐engineered PEM|CL interface is provided. This allows several conclusions: First, regardless of the applied method, a re‐engineering of the PEM|CL interface leads to an improvement of power‐determining parameters, such as mass transport resistances. The latter has hitherto not been clearly connected to the PEM|CL interface and is an important piece of information for future fuel cell development. Second, for patterned membrane surfaces, feature sizes of about 1–10 µm on the membrane surface seem to result in the most significant power density improvement. Third, an engineered PEMCL interface can contribute to extend the fuel cell durability due to enhanced adhesion and contact between the two layers. With this, novel membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) can be designed that enable significantly higher power densities compared conventional 2D‐layer MEAs.

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Disruptive innovations: The case for hydrogen fuel cells and battery electric vehicles

Cited by 88 publications

References 42 publications

Changing the fate of Fuel Cell Vehicles: Can lessons be learnt from Tesla Motors?

Changing the fate of Fuel Cell Vehicles: Can lessons be learnt from Tesla Motors?

Key Features of Electric Vehicle Diffusion and Its Impact on the Korean Power Market

Tailoring the Membrane‐Electrode Interface in PEM Fuel Cells: A Review and Perspective on Novel Engineering Approaches

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