Professor Peter Wells has vast experience of research into the global automotive industry around which he has developed his academic and theoretic interests in socio-technical transitions, business models, cultures of automobility and sustainability.
Research interests:
- Alternative local economies
- Automotive industry
- Celebrities, wealth and sustainability
- Corporate strategy
- Government transport and environment policy
- Mobility
- Sustainable business models
- Transitions to sustainability
Rich and famous lifestyles are damaging the environment in untold ways
Jan 25, 2017 00:21 am UTC| Life Nature
To be rich is a thing that many in our society spend their whole lives striving for. Not having to worry about money and indeed, splashing it on designer clothes, chains of diamonds and private planes is seen by some to be...
Can a battery factory ever be fully green?
Jul 26, 2016 06:11 am UTC| Technology Nature
Like Henry Ford before him, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is taking a new approach to car making. Where Ford focused on manufacturing a car that the mass market could afford, Musk is keen to build a vehicle that the...
Volkswagen, emissions and the 'crisis spiral'
Apr 29, 2016 14:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
The event that triggered the Volkswagen emissions scandal which saw the group admitting that it had allowed cheat devices to be used in US emissions tests was just the start of the downfall of one of the worlds largest...
Why are sports car manufacturers moving to Wales?
Mar 09, 2016 22:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
Most British journalists with an interest in cars and the car industry live in and around London, where the majority of the sectors publishers are to be found. Yet vehicles are often pictured carving a dynamic arc...
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