An Exploration of the Macroeconomic and Industry Factors Influencing the Implementation of Battery Electric Buses: A Multiple Case Study of the Swedish Public Transport Sector
2022 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Background:Rising greenhouse gas levels through the use of traditional ICE technology in the transport industry have created a worldwide environmental crisis. Battery Electric Bus adoption is a prominent alternative currently being discussed in the public transport industry and represents an inevitable change towards a sustainable future.
Purpose:The establishment of a theoretical framework that analyzes primary and secondary data todefine the factors promoting BEB implementation.
Method:The study follows a qualitative research approach gathering data in the form of semi-structured interviews which are analyzed to develop an objective theory.
Conclusion:The results show that the primary factors influencing diffusion of BEBs are technology factors, macro-economic factors, and socio-political factors. The research defines the relationships between them to further understand their effects on BEB diffusion. The findings develop a theoretical framework around these factors and their effects on one another and the diffusion of BEBs in the industry.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 65
Keywords [en]
Battery Electric Bus, Disruptive Innovation, Diffusion of Innovation, Public Transport, Electromobility
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-59252ISRN: JU-IHH-FÖA-1-20221717OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-59252DiVA, id: diva2:1722724
Subject / course
JIBS, Business Administration
Presentation
2022-12-19, B4050, Gjuterigatan 5, 553 18 Jönköping, Jönköping, 09:00 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2022-12-302022-12-302025-10-13Bibliographically approved