Innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in China: Structural evolution and policy implications
New energy vehicles (NEVs) can effectively reduce emissions and alleviate global climate problems, and are crucial to global sustainable development. China is the world's largest seller of NEVs, but charging stations have always been a major constraint to the development of NEVs. To clearly cha...
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| description | New energy vehicles (NEVs) can effectively reduce emissions and alleviate global climate problems, and are crucial to global sustainable development. China is the world's largest seller of NEVs, but charging stations have always been a major constraint to the development of NEVs. To clearly characterize the structural characteristics of an innovation association network of NEV charging stations, this study analyzes the structural characteristics of China's innovation association network of NEV charging stations with the patent data since 2007 in the Incopat Global Patent Database from the three perspectives of province, city and patent applicant using method of social network analysis (SNA). The findings show the following: (1) The innovation association network of NEV charging stations has been expanded constantly, with the association strength evidently increasing. (2) The innovation association network of NEV charging stations exhibits a typical core-periphery structure, with the quantity of nodes with high association strength varying little, and the quantity of nodes with low- and medium-association strengths exhibiting an evident increasing trend. (3) The effect of regional central cities is enhanced, with an evident group structure. There has been no information barrier caused by excessive small group formation in the province association network, whereas there are small group development trends in city and patent applicant cooperation networks. In addition, policy recommendations for further expanding technological innovation in charging stations to promote the development of the NEV industry are discussed based on the study results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e66d0fdf13f4160a7b442fcf4a1f9902024-02-03T06:38:25ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-01-01102e24764Innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in China: Structural evolution and policy implicationsFeng Hu0Shaobin Wei1Liping Qiu2Hao Hu3Haiyan Zhou4Institute of International Business and Economics Innovation and Governance, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai, China; School of Business, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, ChinaChina Center for Economic Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaCEEC Economic and Trade Cooperation Institute, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Corresponding author.School of Economics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China; Corresponding author.Graduate School, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Cabanatuan, Philippines; Corresponding author.New energy vehicles (NEVs) can effectively reduce emissions and alleviate global climate problems, and are crucial to global sustainable development. China is the world's largest seller of NEVs, but charging stations have always been a major constraint to the development of NEVs. To clearly characterize the structural characteristics of an innovation association network of NEV charging stations, this study analyzes the structural characteristics of China's innovation association network of NEV charging stations with the patent data since 2007 in the Incopat Global Patent Database from the three perspectives of province, city and patent applicant using method of social network analysis (SNA). The findings show the following: (1) The innovation association network of NEV charging stations has been expanded constantly, with the association strength evidently increasing. (2) The innovation association network of NEV charging stations exhibits a typical core-periphery structure, with the quantity of nodes with high association strength varying little, and the quantity of nodes with low- and medium-association strengths exhibiting an evident increasing trend. (3) The effect of regional central cities is enhanced, with an evident group structure. There has been no information barrier caused by excessive small group formation in the province association network, whereas there are small group development trends in city and patent applicant cooperation networks. In addition, policy recommendations for further expanding technological innovation in charging stations to promote the development of the NEV industry are discussed based on the study results.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024007953New energy vehicleCharging stationSocial networkInnovation association |
| spellingShingle | Feng Hu Shaobin Wei Liping Qiu Hao Hu Haiyan Zhou Innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in China: Structural evolution and policy implications Heliyon New energy vehicle Charging station Social network Innovation association |
| title | Innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in China: Structural evolution and policy implications |
| title_full | Innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in China: Structural evolution and policy implications |
| title_fullStr | Innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in China: Structural evolution and policy implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in China: Structural evolution and policy implications |
| title_short | Innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in China: Structural evolution and policy implications |
| title_sort | innovative association network of new energy vehicle charging stations in china structural evolution and policy implications |
| topic | New energy vehicle Charging station Social network Innovation association |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024007953 |
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