In spite of its current uncertainties and its disadvantages, the completely new technology used by electric vehicles, will dramatically change existing supply chains. Therefore, the worlds automakers are stepping up investment in the development of alternative powertrain technologies. Keywords: electric car manufacturing, supply chain management, electro-mobility Introduction Today, the auto industry stands at a cross-roads: the increasingly stringent government regulations, a continued reliance on expensive and insecure fossil fuels, and growing concern over global warming, are creating much uncertainty (Gao et al., 2008).īattery- powered vehicles are an upcoming contender to the traditional combustion engine dominated automotive industry. Secondly, to investigate concrete supply chain inhouse implications based on different e-car operations models. This not only involves inbound and outbound processes with external suppliers and dealers but also inhouse operations.įirstly, to verify existing research about the impact of e-car manufacturing on automotive supply chains.
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