How latecomers catch up to build an energy-saving industry: The case of the Chinese electric vehicle industry 1995–2018

Jie Xiong, Shuyan Zhao, Yan Meng, Lu Xu and Seong-Young Kim

Energy Policy, 2022, vol. 161, issue C

Abstract: This research identifies how windows of opportunity (WOP) emerge and influence the catching up process of the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) industry between 1995 and 2018 by analyzing technological, institutional, and market demand elements of the WOP. Our case study indicates that government policies play a vital role. Along with the development of Chinese EV industry, government policies evolve from initiation to consolidation and finally reposition. Meanwhile, WOP emerge but diverge in their patterns; from institutional to technological and finally to the market demand WOP. Our study further elaborates the interplay of the above-mentioned three kinds of WOP, which provide feedback to the government authorities and work jointly to facilitate the catching up of Chinese EV industry. Based on the evidence of the Chinese EV industry, we continue the discussion of the emergence and interplays of WOP during the industrial catching up in latecomer countries like China, who is eager to build an energy-saving industry. Our case study provides a fine-grained analysis of policy evolution and its role in opening the different kinds of WOP, which eventually contribute to the successful catching up of a latecomer industry. It also offers new insights for policymakers when building a sustainable system.

Keywords: Windows of opportunity; Latecomers; Catching up; Electric vehicle industry; Emerging market; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112725

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