[eBook]Electric Vehicles: Implications for Developing Countries (Policies to Promote Electric Vehicles and EV Uptake)

—Hal Hill

H.W. Arndt Professor Emeritus of Southeast Asian Economies

Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

Australian National University

Electric Vehicles: Implications for Developing Countries offers a seminal and timely analysis of the EV transition in the global automobile industry. It examines policies to promote EV uptake and their implications for industrial development through finely crafted case studies of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam, well informed by the emerging global policy discourse. An essential resource for policymakers and development scholars.

—Prema-chandra Athukorala

Professor Emeritus of Economics

Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

Australian National University

In ASEAN, EV promotion has been advanced not only for addressing environmental concerns but also for contributing to development strategies. Can the EV industry meet people’s expectations as a new growth engine with technological leapfrogging, inflows of foreign direct investment and the formation of EV global value chains? Professor Archanun and other leading economists in ASEAN examine the developmental impact of EV industry promotion and critically assess the related government policies, considering opportunity costs. The book demystifies a naive belief in EVs and encourages policymakers to stand with a balanced, holistic view on EV promotion for economic development.

—Fukunari Kimura

Professor Emeritus and Senior Professor, Keio University

President, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)

This edited volume is a must-read for those interested in the potential developmental impact of the shift from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs), especially battery electric vehicles (BEVs). In addition to exploring the emergence of EVs in historical perspective, the volume has the great virtue of comparative analyses: besides reviewing the challenges and potential benefits of ICEV vs. EV localization, the volume’s Southeast Asia case studies allow for cross-national comparisons, all within the promises and pitfalls of industrial policy navigating multinational strategies and value chains.

—Richard Doner

Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus

Department of Political Science

Adjunct Professor, Rollins School of Public Health

Emory University