Studying the changing ways people and goods are transported today requires researchers to apply innovative methodologies.…Read More
PVMI Makes Global Connections to Examine Mobility Transformation Trends
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China’s Electric Vehicle Market: A Storm of Competition Is Coming
John Paul MacDuffie talks to Knowledge@Wharton about the future of China’s electric vehicle market without government subsidies.…Read More
Why Toyota Is Betting on Hybrid Technology
What Toyota’s free licensing of patents could mean for the future of hybrid cars, electric cars, and driving.…Read More
Exhausted by Scandal: ‘Dieselgate’ Continues to Haunt Volkswagen
Repercussions from the 2015 “Dieselgate” scandal continue to dog Volkswagen, which now faces charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for making deceptive claims about its vehicles’ emissions levels. Although the company claims that the cheating occurred at lower levels of the organization, the SEC charged that executives knew as early as 2007.…Read More
Opinion: Closure of General Motors’ Lordstown Plant Was Not Inevitable
In an opinion piece, PVMI member Susan Helper blames both GM’s practices and U.S. public policies for the recent shutdown of a Lordstown, Ohio plant.…Read More
Will China’s EV Leadership Bring Global Automotive Dominance?
In the first half of 2018, China produced more than half of the global total of electric vehicles, and twice as many EVs as the year before. This acceleration could signal the emergence of a newly competitive Chinese auto industry.…Read More
Honda’s Plant Closure Puts 7,000 Car Industry Jobs at Risk
Honda recently announced that it intends to shut down a U.K. factory in 2021, putting a total of 7000 jobs at risk. This figure includes 3500 direct employees as well as additional workers who “provide parts supply, logistics, and support to the Swindon factory,” the company said in a statement.…Read More
China’s Electric Vehicle Juggernaut
In a podcast for the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie takes a closer look at the ambitious environmental and industrial policies that have enabled the growth of China’s electric vehicle industry.…Read More
PVMI Conference in Tokyo Examines ‘The New Mobility’
PVMI’s worldwide network of scholars and practitioners gathered to explore opportunities and challenges of the changing mobility sector.…Read More
Changing Gears: A Review of Faster, Smarter, Greener
The future of mobility faces a plethora of possible solutions, from electric vehicles to self-driving and connected cars, even declining car ownership in favor of eco-friendly and intelligent public transportation. Along with co-authors Venkat Sumantran, and David Gonsalvez, PVMI member Charles Fine has released a timely new book attempting to read these trends and offer authoritative predictions for the industry.…Read More