GIUSEPPE CALABRESE Senior Researcher at CNR-CERIS and teaches managerial economics at the University of Turin, Italy. He is co-editor of the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management and a member of the International Steering Committee of GERPISA. His main areas of research are industrial organisation, technological innovation, industrial policy and the automotive industry.

Contents List of Tables List of Figures Foreword; B.Jullien Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo , T.Magnusson & C.Berggren Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo CNG Cars: The Sustainable Motorization is Within Reach; G.Volpato & A.Stocchetti Institutional, Technological and Commercial Innovations in the Brazilian Ethanol and Automotive Industry; M.Amatucci & E.E.Spers New Forms of Vehicle Maker-Supplier Interdependence? The Case of Electric Machine Development for Heavy Hybrid Vehicles; D.Sushandoyo , T.Magnusson & C.Berggren PART III: SURROUNDING CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES Electric Vehicles and Power Grids: Challenges and Opportunities; E.Ragazzi , E.Bompard & A.Tenconi Agreements and Joint-Ventures in the Electric Vehicle Industry; G.Vitali Business Model Innovation and the Development of the Electric Vehicle Industry in China; H.Wang & C.Kimble Urban Mobility as the Product of a Systemic Change and the Greening of Automotive Industry; F.Garibaldo Forecasting Framework for Evaluating Alternative Vehicles by Analytic Hierarchy Process Model and Scenarios; T.U.Daim & J.D.Upadhyay Consumer Attitudes Towards Alternative Vehicles; M.Dijk , J.Nijhuis & R.Madlener The Second Automotive Revolution Is Underway. The Scenarios in Confrontation; M.Freyssenet Appendix: the GERPISA International Network