TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES ANALYSIS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ELECTRICAL VEHICLE AND ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: THE CASE OF TÜRKİYE

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2024-10-25

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Gündüz, Ilgın İrem

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This thesis investigates Türkiye's technological capabilities in the automotive sector, with a particular focus on electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage technologies. The study utilizes a qualitative research methodology involving semi-structured interviews with stakeholders from the industry, including R&D managers from EV and battery companies, experts from academia and a representative from a technology development platform. Designed as a case study, this study adopts the Dynamic Capabilities and National Innovation System (NIS) approach as the theoretical framework. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis technique to understand the perspectives, knowledge, and experiences of these stakeholders to find recurring patterns. The findings reveal that Türkiye has significant potential in the development of EV and Battery Technologies but faces some challenges to fully utilize this potential. Which technological capabilities are needed to overcome these challenges and how they are formed are objectives of the research. Among the findings of the study is that Türkiye’s dynamic capabilities in EV and battery technology should be developed at the firm level. In addition, there are policy recommendations for increasing inter-institutional co-operation and interaction based on the NIS approach of the innovation ecosystem required for innovation. The analysis contributes to the existing studies in terms of showing the existence of possible threats that may hinder the growth and global competitiveness of the sector. The market position of the Turkish automotive industry as one of the most important economic powers will change depending on the developments in new technologies brought about by the transition to clean energy.

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Decarbonization, Technological Capability, EV, Battery, Karbonsuzlaşma, Teknolojik Yetenek, Elektrikli Araçlar, Batarya

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/112246

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis