Emerging business models fostering the diffusion of E-mobility: Empirical evidence from Italy

摘要

Electric vehicles represent one of the most relevant innovations in the transportation sector. However, their adoption depends upon several factors, such as the presence of proper charging infrastructures. Given that the realization of charging infrastructures for electric vehicles - as it happens with any radical innovation - requires companies to adapt their business model, the paper analyzes a set of business model configurations that characterizes the first stages of diffusion of charging infrastructures in Italy.