Exploring innovation in the automotive industry: new technologies for cleaner cars—ZAPATA 2009

Innovation has been applied in many contexts, and its theoretical evolution has provided essential insights into intra-market rivalry, strategy, and regulatory policy. The automotive industry offers rich ground for innovative theory development, especially with alternative fuels and powertrains. This article examines innovation in the current car sector, focusing on regulatory innovation of alternate fuels and engine technology. For this analysis, radical and incremental innovation are applied to hybrids, biofuels, and hydrogen power. The essay covers these three categories using example studies: Brazilian ethanol biofuels, the Toyota hybrid vehicle, and hydrogen fuel cells. These categories indicate key breakthroughs in cleaner automotive manufacture.

Zapata, C., & Nieuwenhuis, P. (2009, September 17). Exploring innovation in the automotive industry: New Technologies for Cleaner Cars. Journal of Cleaner Production. Retrieved August 28, 2022, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652609002832