Affordable is not typically the first adjective used to describe an
electric automobile. This book traces the history of an affordable
electric car, from its genesis to its marketing. This history is more
than a singular adventure. It is the analysis of a project that allows
us to understand the key issues of strategy and management of
contemporary innovation.
The book features in lessons in:
Strategy revealing the complexity of international product development
and the conditions for its implementation in today's fragmented world
Project management showing what is required to succeed in the a priori
impossible challenge of a design within an alliance between five
partners from four different countries
Innovation demonstrating that the electrification of mobility can be
combined with affordable prices
Industrial policy using the emblematic domain of electric vehicles to
illustrate the major role of public authorities in technology, the
future direction of this role, and the importance in the competition
between Western and Chinese industries
Intrapreneurship showing that a start-up is not the only context in
which it is possible to attempt and experience breakthroughs.