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| Author: | Cowan, R. |
| Title: | Escaping lock-in: the case of the electric vehicle |
| Journal: | Technological Forecasting and Social Change
1996 : SEP, VOL. 53:1, p. 61-80 |
| Index terms: | TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING ELECTRIC CARS SOCIAL CHANGE |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The study addresses the issue of "technological "lock-in" and the possibilities of escape from it. Earlier literature on technological lock-in has tended to focus on intraindustry sources in contributing to technological lock-in. Several possible avenues of escape from lock-in are discussed: crisis in existing technology, regulation, technological breakthroughs, changes in taste, emergence of niche markets, and new scientific results. The study includes a brief history of the competition among automobile technologies. |
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