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The social construction of the market for electric cars in France: politics coming to the aid of economics

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  • Axel Villareal

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With so many questions being raised nowadays about the future of the global automobile industry, electric cars have tended to be viewed as an increasingly desirable sustainable solution for the sector. Encouraged by many states in Europe and across the world, this market – devolved from electrical technology – is slowly taking shape and has a serious chance of achieving future growth for the first time in its history. The present article tries to identify operational factors in the construction of the market for electric cars in France, highlighting the crucial role played by the state and public policy in the emergence of the new branch and in the construction of its demand. It also shows the definitional and symbolical conflicts which have structured debates on the future of the electric car and its commercial implications. Grasping these processes is decisive to understanding the current situation and the importance of representations on market building.

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  • Axel Villareal, 2011. "The social construction of the market for electric cars in France: politics coming to the aid of economics," International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(4), pages 326-339.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijatma:v:11:y:2011:i:4:p:326-339
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    1. Marius Langseth & Helene Tronstad Moe, 2022. "Driving through dense fog: a study of the effects and control of sustainable public procurement of electric cars," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 42(4), pages 572-585, December.
    2. Daniel Newman, 2016. "The Car and the Commons," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 48(1), pages 53-65, March.

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