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2025

• Rodrigues, A. L., Cipcigan, L., Potoglou, D., Dattero, D., Wells, P. and Regina da Cal Seixas, S. 2025. Impacts of subsidy efficiency on bus electrification: A participatory system dynamic modeling. Transport Policy 167, pp. 210-221. (10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.03.031)
• Xu, W., Harris, I., Li, J., Wells, P. and Foxall, G. 2025. Influence of consumer attitudes and social interactions in electric vehicle purchasing: integrating agent-based modelling and machine learning. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, article number: dpaf019. (10.1093/imaman/dpaf019)
• Xu, W., Harris, I., Li, J., Wells, P. and Foxall, G. 2025. Impacts of consumers? heterogeneity on decision-making in electric vehicle adoption: An integrated model.. Sustainability 17, pp. 1-25., article number: 4981. (10.3390/su17114981)
• Xu, W., Harris, I., Li, J., Wells, P. and Foxall, G. 2025. Impacts of consumers’ heterogeneity on decision-making in electric vehicle adoption: An integrated model. Sustainability 17(11), article number: 4981. (10.3390/su17114981)
• Wells, P. 2025. How the global automotive industry stole our sustainable mobility future. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
• Wells, P. 2025. As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point. The Conversation 2025(15 Jan)

2024

• Rodrigues, A. L., Wells, P., Cipcigan, L. and da Cal Seixas, S. R. 2024. Forecasting the costs of battery electric buses: A system dynamics model perspective. Research in Transportation Business and Management 57, article number: 101223. (10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101223)
• Edwards, J., Xia, H., Li, Q. J., Wells, P., Milisavljevic-Syed, J., Gallotta, A. and Salonitis, K. 2024. Achieving net zero neighborhoods: a case study review of circular economy initiatives for South Wales. Journal of Cleaner Production 469, article number: 143117. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143117)
• Nichols, E., Li, Q., Gallotta, A. and Wells, P. 2024. Barriers and enablers toward stakeholder engagement for net-zero neighbourhood projects. Academy of Management Proceedings 2024(1), article number: 20467. (10.5465/AMPROC.2024.20467abstract)
• Ludeke-Freund, F., Wells, P. and Aagaard, A. 2024. The catalytic role of sustainability transitions for business models. In: Aagaard, A. ed. Business Model Innovation: Game Changers and Contemporary Issues. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 127-156., (10.1007/978-3-031-57511-2_5)

2023

• Markard, J., Wells, P., Yap, X. and van Lente, H. 2023. Unsustainabilities: A study on SUVs and space tourism and a research agenda for transition studies. Energy Research and Social Science 106, article number: 103302. (10.1016/j.erss.2023.103302)
• Wells, P. 2023. Business model innovation for the circular economy: market, multi-stakeholder or circular vertical integration?. In: Zhang, M. W. ed. Strategic Management and Sustainability Transitions. New York: Taylor and Francis, pp. 35-54.
• Wells, P. E. 2023. System confluence and the reinvention of automobility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(47), article number: e2206233119. (10.1073/pnas.2206233119)
• Wells, P. and Skeete, J. 2023. Circular business models as instruments of corporate power. Presented at: New Business Models Conference Proceedings 2023Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on New Business Models. Maastricht University Press, (10.26481/mup.2302.36)

2022

• Wells, P. and Skeete, J. 2022. Producing the electric car. In: Parkhurst, G. and Clayton, W. eds. Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car. Transport and Sustainability Bingley: Emerald, pp. 53-69., (10.1108/S2044-994120220000015006)
• Costa, E., Wells, P., Wang, L. and Costa, G. 2022. The electric vehicle and renewable energy: Changes in boundary conditions that enhance business model innovations. Journal of Cleaner Production 333, article number: 130034. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130034)

2021

• Boons, F., Doherty, B., Köhler, J., Papachristos, G. and Wells, P. 2021. Disrupting transitions: qualitatively modelling the impact of Covid-19 on UK food and mobility provision. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 40, pp. 1-19. (10.1016/j.eist.2021.04.003)
• Wang, L. and Wells, P. 2021. Regime confluence in automobile industry transformation: boundary Ddissolution and network reintegration via CASE vehicles. Energies 14(4), article number: 1116. (10.3390/en14041116)

2020

• Skeete, J., Wells, P., Dong, X., Heidrich, O. and Harper, G. 2020. Beyond the EVent horizon: battery waste, recycling, and sustainability in the United Kingdom electric vehicle transition. Energy Research and Social Science 69, article number: 101581. (10.1016/j.erss.2020.101581)
• Liu, H., Purvis, L., Mason, R. and Wells, P. 2020. Developing logistics value propositions: drawing Insights from a distributed manufacturing solution. Industrial Marketing Management 89, pp. 517-527. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.03.011)
• Wang, L. and Wells, P. 2020. Automobilities after SARS-CoV-2: a socio-technical perspective. Sustainability 12, article number: 5978. (10.3390/su12155978)
• Wells, P., Wang, X., Wang, L., Liu, H. and Orsato, R. 2020. More friends than foes? The impact of automobility-as-a-service on the incumbent automotive industry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 154, article number: 119975. (10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119975)
• Wells, P., Abouarghoub, W., Pettit, S. and Beresford, A. 2020. A socio-technical transitions perspective for assessing future sustainability following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 16(1), pp. 29-36. (10.1080/15487733.2020.1763002)

2019

• Köhler, J. et al. 2019. An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 31, pp. 1-32. (10.1016/j.eist.2019.01.004)

2018

• Wells, P., Pettit, S., Abouarghoub, W., Haider, J. and Beresford, A. 2018. Future CO2 emissions from shipping: a four scenario analysis using the Multi-Level Perspective. Presented at: Maritime Bahamas 2018, Nassau, Bahamas, 116-19 October 2018.
• Wells, P. E. 2018. Degrowth and techno-business model innovation: The case of Riversimple. Journal of Cleaner Production 197(Part2), pp. 1704-1710. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.186)
• Wells, P. and Nieuwenhuis, P. 2018. Over the hill? Exploring the other side of the Rogers' innovation diffusion model from a consumer and business model perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production 194, pp. 444-451. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.144)
• Lin, X., Wells, P. and Sovacool, B. K. 2018. The death of a transport regime? The future of electric bicycles and transportation pathways for sustainable mobility in China. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 132, pp. 255-267. (10.1016/j.techfore.2018.02.008)
• Wells, P. E., Pettit, S. J., Abouarghoub, W., Haider, J. and Beresford, A. 2018. Future CO2 emissions from shipping: four-scenarios using a multi-level perspective - a proposed methodology. Presented at: Global Maritime Conference (GLOBMAR 2018), Sopot, Poland, 19-20 April 2018.
• Pettit, S., Wells, P., Haider, J. and Abouarghoub, W. 2018. Revisiting history: Can shipping achieve a second socio-technical transition for carbon emissions reduction?. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 58, pp. 292-307. (10.1016/j.trd.2017.05.001)
• Wells, P., Pettit, S., Abouarghoub, W., Haider, J. and Beresford, A. 2018. A multi-level perspective for assessing future CO2 emissions from shipping. Presented at: Maritime Bahamas 2018, Nassau, Bahamas, 17-19 Oct 2018.

2017

• Lin, X., Wells, P. and Sovacool, B. K. 2017. Benign mobility? Electric bicycles, sustainable transport consumption behaviour and socio-technical transitions in Nanjing, China. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 103, pp. 223-234. (10.1016/j.tra.2017.06.014)
• Wells, P. and Nieuwenhuis, P. 2017. Operationalizing deep structural sustainability in business: longitudinal immersion as extensive engaged scholarship. British Journal of Management 28(1), pp. 45-63. (10.1111/1467-8551.12201)

2016

• Dijk, M., Wells, P. E. and Kemp, R. 2016. Will the momentum of the electric car last? Testing an hypothesis on disruptive innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 105, pp. 77-88. (10.1016/j.techfore.2016.01.013)
• Wells, P. E. 2016. Economies of scale versus small is beautiful: a business model approach based on architecture, principles and components in the beer industry. Organization & Environment 29(1), pp. 36-52. (10.1177/1086026615590882)

2015

• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. eds. 2015. The global automotive industry. John Wiley.
• Wells, P. E. 2015. Understanding change and difference in the global automotive industry. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. Wiley, pp. 7-18.
• Wells, P. E. 2015. The market for new cars. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. Wiley, pp. 19-28.
• Wells, P. E. and Xenias, D. 2015. From 'freedom of the open road' to 'cocooning': Understanding resistance to change in personal private automobility. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 16, pp. 106-119. (10.1016/j.eist.2015.02.001)
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2015. Future challenges for product and industry. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. John Wiley, pp. 219-227.
• Wells, P. E. 2015. New business models and the automotive industry. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. Wiley, pp. 209-217.
• Wells, P. and Lin, X. 2015. Spontaneous emergence versus technology management in sustainable mobility transitions: Electric bicycles in China. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 78, pp. 371-383. (10.1016/j.tra.2015.05.022)
• Ozel, F., Davies, H. C. and Wells, P. E. 2015. A policy intervention evaluation framework for electric vehicle technology development. Presented at: 23rd International Colloquium of Gerpisa, Paris, France, 10-12 June 2015.
• Davies, H. and Nieuwenhuis, P. 2015. Regulating the car. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. and Wells, P. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. John Wiley, pp. 163.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2015. EV business models in a wider context: balancing change and continuity in the automotive industry. In: Beeton, D. and Meyer, G. eds. Electric Vehicle Business Models; Global Perspectives. Lecture Notes in Mobility Springer, pp. 3-16.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2015. Introduction and overview. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. John Wiley, pp. 1-6.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. 2015. Car manufacturing. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. and Wells, P. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. John Wiley, pp. 41-51.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. and Lin, X. 2015. China's car industry. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. and Wells, P. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. John Wiley, pp. 109-126.
• Wells, P. and Nieuwenhuis, P. 2015. Impacts of automobility. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. and Wells, P. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. John Wiley, pp. 153-162.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2015. Global versus local: regionalism in a global industry. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. John Wiley, pp. 177-184.
• Wells, P. E. 2015. Alternatives to the car. In: Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. Wiley, pp. 199-207.

2014

• Davies, H. C., Wells, P. E., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Newman, D., Chase, A. and Alberts, G. 2014. Aligning industrial, transport and environmental policies for EVs in the low carbon vehicle ecosystem: The example of the UK. Presented at: European Electric Vehicle Congress, Brussels, Belgium, 2 - 5 December 2014.
• Hoffmann, A. J., Corbett, C. J., Joglekar, N. and Wells, P. E. 2014. Industrial ecology as a source of competitive advantage. Journal of Industrial Ecology 18(5), pp. 597-602. (10.1111/jiec.12196)
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2014. Incumbents and new entrants in the automotive regime. Presented at: International Workshop on Incumbent-Challenger Interactions in Energy Transition, Stuttgart, Germany, 22-23 September 2014.
• Newman, D., Wells, P. E., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Donovan, C. and Davies, H. C. 2014. Learning from electric cars as socio-technical mobility experiments: where next?. Transfers 4(2), pp. 23-41. (10.3167/TRANS.2014.040203)
• Newman, D., Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2014. Electric cars in the rural context: developments in Wales. The Journal of Sustainable Mobility 1(1), pp. 65-82. (10.9774/GLEAF.2350.2014.00007)
• Newman, D., Wells, P. E., Donovan, C., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Davies, H. C. 2014. Urban, sub-urban or rural: where is the best place for electric vehicles?. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 14(3/4), pp. 306-323. (10.1504/IJATM.2014.065295)

2013

• Newman, D., Wells, P. . E., Donovan, C., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Davies, H. C. 2013. Urban, sub-urban or rural: where is the best place for electric vehicles?. Presented at: 21st International Colloquium of Gerpisa, Paris, France, 12-14 June 2013.

2012

• Wells, P. E. 2012. Converging transport policy, industrial policy and environmental policy: The implications for localities and social equity. Local Economy 27(7), pp. 749-763. (10.1177/0269094212455018)
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2012. Transition failure: understanding continuity in the automotive industry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 79(9), pp. 1681-1692. (10.1016/j.techfore.2012.06.008)
• Davies, H. C., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Wells, P. E., Newman, D. and Donovan, C. 2012. ENEVATE Project - electric vehicle market drivers and e-mobility voncepts. Presented at: EEVC, Brussels, Belgium, 19 - 22 November 2012.
• Wells, P. E. and Zapata, C. 2012. Renewable Eco-industrial Development. Journal of Industrial Ecology 16(5), pp. 665-668. (10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00487.x)
• Budde Christensen, T., Wells, P. E. and Cipcigan, L. M. 2012. Can innovative business models overcome resistance to electric vehicles? Better Place and battery electric cars in Denmark. Energy Policy 48, pp. 498-505. (10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.054)
• Harper, G. D. J. and Wells, P. E. 2012. Diverse regional sustainability strategies: template for the future or squandered resources?. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 12(2), pp. 153-171. (10.1504/IJATM.2012.046860)
• Wells, P. E. and Cipcigan, L. M. 2012. Transition and temporality: the case of personal automobility and electric vehicles. Presented at: International Sustainable Transitions Conference 2012: Navigating Theories and Challenging Realities, Copenhagen, 28 August - 2 September 2012.
• Wells, P., Zapata, C. and Orsato, R. 2012. From grounded theory to castles in the air: the emergent agenda for academic research and sustainable business. Presented at: British Academy of Management Conference: Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice, Cardiff, UK, 16-19 September 2012.
• Wells, P. E. 2012. Creative innovation in manufacturing: new socially extensive business models. Presented at: Creative Innovation, Manufacturing and Business, Exeter, UK, 13 July 2012.

2011

• Wells, P. E., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Orsato, R. J. 2011. The nature and causes of inertia in the automotive industry: regime stability and non-change. In: Geels, F. W. et al. eds. Automobility in transition? A socio-technical analysis of sustainable transport. Routledge Studies in Sustainability Transitions Vol. 2. London: Routledge, pp. 123-139.
• Wells, P. E. and Zapata, C. 2011. Eco-industralism: the potential for inclusive growth with bio-plastic production in Brazil using sugarcane ethanol. Presented at: 3rd International Workshop on Advances in Cleaner Production, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 18-20 May 2011.
• Wells, P. E. 2011. Diversity, locality and sustainability. Presented at: 3rd International Workshop on Advances in Cleaner Production, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 18-20 May 2011.
• Wells, P. E. and Beynon, M. J. 2011. Corruption, automobility cultures, and road traffic deaths: the perfect storm in rapidly motorizing countries?. Environment and Planning A 43(10), pp. 2492-2503. (10.1068/a4498)
• Wells, P. E. and Faro, T. 2011. Eco-efficiency, self-sufficiency and sustainability in transport: the limits for Brazilian sugarcane ethanol policy. Natural Resources Forum 35(1), pp. 21-31. (10.1111/j.1477-8947.2010.01340.x)
• Wells, P. E. 2011. Sustainability and equity: A research agenda to understand why change does not happen. International Sustainable Development Research Network Newsletter 4(35), pp. 22-23.
• Wells, P. E. 2011. Does sustainable technology require sustainable business models? An automotive industry case study. Presented at: Sustainable Innovation 11 : 'State of the Art‘ in Sustainable Innovation & Design, 16th International Conference, Farnham, UK, 24-25 October 2011.
• Wells, P. E. 2011. Scale and sustainability. Presented at: Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Business School conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 22 May 2011.
• Wells, P. E. 2011. Constructing a disaster: the problem with infrastructure programmes. Discussion Paper. Cardiff: Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. 2011. Sustainability and equity: a research agenda to understand why change does not happen. Discussion Paper. Cardiff: Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.

2010

• Wells, P. E. 2010. Innovative business models for the electric vehicle industry. Presented at: 25th Electric Vehicle Symposium Conference, Shenzhen, China, 5-10 November 2010.
• Wells, P. E. and Harper, G. D. J. 2010. Diverse regional sustainability strategies: Template for the future or squandered resources?. Presented at: ERSCP-EMSU 2010 Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 25-28 October 2010.
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Can niche electric vehicles make money? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. EcoMotors: can we trust Bill Gates? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Rare earth metal supply and the EV industry [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Electric vehicles unplugged: the industry gets serious. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, S. 2010. Lithium-ion batteries: a disposal problem to come?. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Can the older auto industry regions survive? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Euro-zone disaster? Prospects for OEMs [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, S. 2010. Oil prices: implications for electric vehicles [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. German electric vehicles: from plans to action? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Green materials: the hidden auto industry revolution. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Bicycles and OEM branding: a mistake? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Whatever happened to industrial concentration? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. NUMMI is dead. Long live NUMMI! [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Daimler and Renault-Nissan: a modern relationship [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Are we there yet? The Mitsubishi iMiEV considered [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Will electronics be the making of Yulon’s Luxgen brand?. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, S. 2010. From 10:10 to 50:50: OEMs face the CO2 challenge. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Hydrogen highways: the concept becoming reality [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Toyota recalls: the impact on hybrid vehicles [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Saab: the inevitable rescue! [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. BYD: the future of the electric vehicle industry? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Calculating the cost of electric vehicles [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Saab – the inevitable end [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Europe’s auto industry: will growth ever return? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. The Automotive industry in an era of eco-austerity: creating an industry as if the planet mattered. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Business models in the automotive industry. Presented at: Global Automotive Forum, Chengdu, China.
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Life after scrappage. Presented at: Institute of the Motor Industry, Newport, Wales.
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Life after the crisis and the scrapping incentive. Presented at: Institute of the Motor Industry conference, Newport, Wales.
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Future prospects for the automotive industry. Presented at: Plastics in Automobiles Conference, Frankfurt, Germany.
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Automotive eco-austerity: the implications for future glass demand. Presented at: World Soda Ash conference, London.
• Wells, P. E. 2010. The Tata Nano, the global 'value' segment and the implications for the traditional automotive industry regions. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 3(3), pp. 443-457. (10.1093/cjres/rsq009)
• Beynon, M. J. and Wells, P. E. 2010. Motor vehicle improvement preference ranking: A PROMETHEE and trigonometric differential evolution analysis of their chemical emissions. In: Pose, M. G. and Cebrián, D. R. eds. Soft Computing Methods for Practical Environment Solutions: Techniques and Studies. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp. 106-126.
• Wells, P. E. 2010. The ABS rankings of journal quality: an exercise in delusion. Discussion Paper. Cardiff: Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.

2009

• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2009. Car futures - rethinking the automotive industry beyond the American model. Technical Report.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. and Wells, P. E. 2009. Diversity, path dependency and the future of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Presented at: Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 International Conference (HFC2009), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 31 May - 2 June 2009.
• Wells, P. E. and Faro, T. 2009. Developing away from sustainability? Regional development and globalization in the Brazilian sugarcane ethanol sector. Presented at: Regional Studies Assocation, KU Leuven, Belgium, 6-9 April 2009.
• Wells, P. E., Bristow, G. I., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Christensen, T. B. 2009. The role of academia in regional sustainability initiatives: Wales. Journal of Cleaner Production 17(12), pp. 1116-1122. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.11.008)
• Wells, P. E. and Hemingway, L. 2009. Green celebrity: oxymoron, fashion or pioneering sustainability?. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development 4(1), pp. 61-73. (10.1504/IJISD.2009.024856)
• Wells, P. E. 2009. Welcome to the era of eco-austerity. In: Defining a Sustainable Economic Future for Wales. Cynnal Cymru, pp. 37-38.

2008

• Wells, P. E. 2008. Future materials demand in the automotive industry. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2008. The future of global materials demand to 2020. Project Report. Cardiff: Automotive World.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. If green was the new black..what is it now?. Presented at: Changing the Way We Act and Relate, Cardiff, UK, 11 September 2008.
• Harper, G. D. J. and Wells, P. E. 2008. The role of elite consumers in alternative technology clusters. Presented at: Oils and Fuels for Sustainable Development AUZO 2008, Gdansk, Poland, 8th - 11th September 2008.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Is the automotive industry ready for eco-austerity?. Automotive Environment Analyst, pp. 28-29.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Rubber usage in the auto sector: the problems and some solutions. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2008. UK car market fragmentation in 2008: the end of an era?. Automotive World
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2008. Ford, Budd and the history of mass production. Presented at: The World of the Model T, Dearborn, Michigan, USA, 17-18 July 2008.
• Wells, P. E., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Orsato, R. 2008. Scale and sustainability for the automotive industry in an era of rapid technological change. Presented at: 16th GERPISA International Colloquium, Turin, Italy, 18-20 June 2008.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. The Morgan LIFECar and the future of the ecological sports car. Automotive Environment Analyst 153, pp. 25-26.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Alternative business models for a sustainable automotive industry. In: Tukker, A. et al. eds. Perspectives on radical changes to sustainable consumption and production. System innovation for sustainability Vol. 1. Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, pp. 80-98.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2008. Ford, Budd, and the history of mass production: the Model T reconsidered. Presented at: World of the Model T Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, 1 July 2008 Presented at Endelman, J. E. ed.The Model T reconsidered: proceedings of the world of the Model T conference. Dearborn, MI: Henry Ford (Organization) pp. 61-68.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Are green cars sexy at last?. Automotive Environment Analyst 156, pp. 31-32.
• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2008. Recycling tyres: the technical and economic challenge. Automotive Environment Analyst 160, pp. 34-35.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. The silver shotgun: technical diversity in global markets. Automotive Environment Analyst 157, pp. 27-28.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Too sweet to last? The future of the Brazilian ethanol industry. Automotive Environment Analyst 155, pp. 33-34.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Urban congestion zones. Automotive Environment Analyst 153, pp. 27-28.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. America drowning: will it bring down the automotive industry?. World Automotive Manufacturing 43, pp. 39-40.
• Wells, P. E. and Magalhaes, T. F. 2008. Country profile: Ukraine. Automotive Emerging Markets 129, pp. 33-34.
• Wells, P. E. and Magalhaes, T. F. 2008. Country profile: Venezuela. Automotive Emerging Markets 124, pp. 40-41.
• Wells, P. E. and Magalhaes, T. F. 2008. Country profile: Vietnam. Automotive Emerging Markets 124, pp. 41-42.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Finding Nano: the significance of Tata's long-awaited one lakh car. Automotive Emerging Markets 119, pp. 36-37.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. At last! High oil prices!. Working paper. Cardiff: BRASS - Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, Cardiff University.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Sugar Cane: The Process in pictures. Discussion Paper. Cardiff: BRASS - Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, Cardiff University.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Welcome to the new era of Eco-Austerity. Discussion Paper. Cardiff: BRASS - Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, Cardiff University.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2008. Ford, Budd and the history of mass production. Presented at: World of the Model T Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, 1 July 2008 Presented at Endelman, J. E. ed.The Model T reconsidered: proceedings of the World of the Model T Conference. Dearborn, MI: Henry Ford Museum pp. 61-68.
• Quinten, C., Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2008. Risc report 2: parts pricing models, usage and availability. Plenham Ltd.
• Hurth, V. and Wells, P. E. 2008. Averting catastrophic climate change: confronting wealth. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development 2(1), pp. 63-78. (10.1504/IJISD.2007.016058)
• Wells, P. E. and Magahlhaes, T. F. 2008. Country profile: India. Automotive Emerging Markets 119, pp. 32-34.

2007

• Wells, P. E. 2007. 4x4 cars and the city: what are the limits of vehicle manufacturer responsibility?. In: Gunning, J. and Holm, S. eds. Ethics, Law and Society. Ethics, Law and Society Vol. 3. Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 187-194.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2007. The all-steel body as a cornerstone to the foundations of the mass production car industry. Industrial and Corporate Change 16(2), pp. 183-211. (10.1093/icc/dtm001)
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2007. The impact of fuel cell technology on user business models: An automotive industry case study. Presented at: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 07, Vancouver, Canada, 29 April-2 May 2007.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. The Chevrolet Volt: Planning for diversity. Automotive Environment Analyst 140, pp. 28-29.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. The EU carbon emissions decision: Between economics and science?. Automotive Environment Analyst 142, pp. 23-24.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. The GM strike: A critical moment or transient problem?. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 109, pp. 42-43.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. The Renault Logan: World car or world PR?. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 110, pp. 17-18.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Turkey: From hope to reality?. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 101, pp. 19-20.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Value chains and power: The end of vehicle manufacturer dominance?. Dian Zi Yuan Jian Yu Cai Liao == 159, pp. 34-35.
• Wells, P. E. and Bristow, G. I. 2007. Embedding eco-industrialism into local economies: the search for sustainable business and policy paradigms. Progress in Industrial Ecology 4(3/4), pp. 205-218.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Deaths and injuries from car accidents: an intractable problem?. Journal of Cleaner Production 15(11-12), pp. 1116-1121. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.027)
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Are the wealthy sustainable?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. The Green Junta: or, is democracy sustainable?. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 6(2), pp. 208-220. (10.1504/IJESD.2007.014204)
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Sustainable thinking in management education. Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship 1(2), pp. 47-62.
• Orsato, R. and Wells, P. E. 2007. The automobile industry & sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production 15(11-12), pp. 989-993. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.035)
• Orsato, R. and Wells, P. E. 2007. U-turn: the rise and demise of the automobile industry. Journal of Cleaner Production 15(11-12), pp. 994-1006. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.019)
• Peattie, K. J., Hines, F., Thankappan, S., Williams, A. and Wells, P. E. 2007. Short evidence study on UK priority products and services. London: DEFRA.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. BMW: taking specialisation to the limit. Light Vehicle Manufacturing. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 10, pp. 19-20.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Carrying capacity: how many cars can the planet really hold?. OEM & Markets 38, pp. 30-31.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Country profile: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Automotive Emerging Markets 113, pp. 34-35.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Country profile: Columbia. Automotive Emerging Markets 114, pp. 34-35.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Country profile: Czech Republic. Automotive Emerging Markets 114, pp. 37-39.
• Wells, P. E. and Magalhaes, T. F. 2007. Country profile: Hungary. Automotive Emerging Markets 115, pp. 35-38.
• Wells, P. E. and Magalhaes, T. F. 2007. Country profile: Indonesia. Automotive Emerging Markets 116, pp. 31-33.
• Wells, P. E. and Magalhaes, T. F. 2007. Country profile: Malaysia. Automotive Emerging Markets 117, pp. 35-37.
• Wells, P. E. and Magalhaes, T. F. 2007. Country profile: Pakistan. Automotive Emerging Markets 117, pp. 33-34.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Environmental branding: Renault and the eco2. OEM & Markets 38, pp. 28-29.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Grow your own: is the biomaterial car a possibility?. Automotive Environment Analyst 144, pp. 23-24.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Honda: making dreams reality. Automotive Environment Analyst 90, pp. 26-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. How much will carbon emission reductions costs?. Automotive Environment Analyst 143, pp. 26-27.
• Wells, P. E. and Sadana, S. 2007. Hub or hubris? India and the automotive mission plan 2006-2016 Part 3. Automotive Emerging Markets 106, pp. 32-33.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. India: on the road to global integration. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 104, pp. 16-19.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Is green the colour for IAA Frankfurt 2007?. Automotive Environment Analyst 148, pp. 34-35.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Reliability, quality, brand and market status: a simple and complex tale. OEM & Markets 38, pp. 32-33.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Rio Tinto, Alcan and Alcoa: horizontal or vertical consolidation?. Automotive Environment Analyst 156, pp. 35-36.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Tata - Corus: what the deal does and does not achieve. Automotive Components Manfacturing 149, pp. 36-37.
• Wells, P. E. 2007. Thailand: the Belgium of Asia?. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 104, pp. 18-19.

2006

• Wells, P. E. and Seitz, M. A. 2006. Challenging the implementation of corporate sustainability: The case of automotive engine remanufacturing. Business Process Management Journal 12(6), pp. 822-836. (10.1108/14637150610710954)
• Wells, P. E. 2006. California and the true cost of motoring. Automotive Environment Analyst 132, pp. 30-31.
• Wells, P. E. and Beynon, M. J. 2006. The lean improvement of the chemical emissions of motor vehicles based on preference ranking: A PROMETHEE uncertainty analysis. Omega 36(3), pp. 384-394. (10.1016/j.omega.2006.04.015)
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2006. Business models for relocalisation to deliver sustainability. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Wells, P. E. and Vergragt, P. eds. The Business of Sustainable Mobility: From Vision to Reality. Greenleaf Publishing, pp. 92-102.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Wells, P. E. and Vergragt, P. J. 2006. Conclusions: where next and when can we buy one?. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Vergragt, P. J. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Business of Sustainable Mobility: From Vision to Reality. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf Publishing, pp. 223-230.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Vergragt, P. and Wells, P. E. 2006. Transitions to sustainable mobility. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Vergragt, P. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Business of Sustainable Mobility: From Vision to Reality. Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, pp. 11-18.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Wells, P. E. and Vergragt, P. 2006. The business of sustainable mobility. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Vergragt, P. and Wells, P. E. eds. The Business of Sustainable Mobility: From Vision to Reality. Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, pp. 11-18.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Wells, P. E. and Vergragt, P. eds. 2006. The business of sustainable mobility: from vision to reality. Greenleaf Publishing Group.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. A 4x4 too far?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. 4x4 cars and the city: what are the limits of vehicle manufacturer responsibility?. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law & Society. Available at: http://www.ccels.cf.ac.uk/archives/publications/2006/wellspaper.pdf
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2006. Business Models for Relocalisation to Deliver Sustainability. Greener Management International 47, pp. 89-98.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Wells, P. E. and Vergragt, P. H. 2006. Introduction [Editorial]. Greener Management International 47, pp. 5-11.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. The race to the base: Competition for value segments in established and emerging markets. Automotive Emerging Markets 97, pp. 26-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. The Renault-Nissan Alliance: Progress and prospects. World Automotive Manufacturing 91, pp. 29-30.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Toyota product development. World Automotive Manufacturing 92, pp. 26-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. When will Toyota become Number 1?. World Automotive Manufacturing 89, pp. 23-24.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Who is right? Renault, Saab or BMW. Automotive Environment Analyst 131, pp. 30-31.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Re-writing the ecological metaphor: Part 1. Progress in Industrial Ecology 3(1/2), pp. 114-128. (10.1504/PIE.2006.010044)
• Wells, P. E. and Darby, L. 2006. Re-writing the ecological metaphor, Part 2: The example of diversity. Progress in Industrial Ecology 3(1/2), pp. 129-147. (10.1504/PIE.2006.010045)
• Peattie, K. J., Hines, F., Jenkins, H. M., Munday, M. C. R., Thankappan, S., Williams, A. and Wells, P. E. 2006. Critical review of evidence for environmental impacts of UK households: sustainable consumption and production. Project Report. London: DEFRA.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. The suitability of the Land Rover Discovery and the Range Rover models for urban environments. Greenpeace. Available at: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/MultimediaFiles/Live/FullReport/7504.pdf
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Argentina: will the potential finally be realised?. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 27, pp. 28-29.
• Wells, P. E. and Kurani, Y. 2006. Auto-rickshaws: is there a future?. Automotive Emerging Markets(95), pp. 30-31.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Biofuels or biofools?. Automotive Environment Analyst 133, pp. 32-33.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Does HCCI have a future?. Automotive Environment Analyst 128, pp. 19-20.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Euro V: the European Commission decision. Automotive Environment Analyst 128, pp. 17-18.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Ford: The way forward?. World Automotive Manufacturing 89, pp. 17-18.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Global steel (part 2): changing the rules. Automotive Components Analyst 142, pp. 23-24.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Global steel: is the end game in sight?. Automotive Components Analyst 94, pp. 26-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Hong Kong. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 24, pp. 29-30.
• Wells, P. E. and Sadana, S. 2006. Hub or hubris? India and the Automotive Mission Plan 2006-2016 Part 1. Automotive Emerging Markets 101, pp. 29-30.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Hyundai: how much forgiveness does $100 million buy?. World Automotive Manufacturing 93, pp. 29-30.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Vergragt, P. and Wells, P. E. 2006. Technological change and regulation in the car industry. Greener Management International 47, pp. 5-11.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. The motorisation of emerging markets: will the human cost be too high?. Automotive Emerging Markets 100, pp. 29-30.

2005

• Wells, P. E. and Orsato, R. J. 2005. Redesigning the industrial ecology of the automobile. Journal of Industrial Ecology 9(3), pp. 15-30. (10.1162/1088198054821645)
• Brink, P. t. et al. 2005. Service contract to carry out economic analysis and business impact assessment of CO2 emissions reduction measures in the automotive sector. London, UK: Institute for European Environmental Policy.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. The electric Blue Car. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 31, pp. 22-23.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. The MG Rover debacle: How many times can a Phoenix arise?. World Automotive Manufacturing 80, pp. 30-31.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. The Millennium Ecological Assessment: Implications for the automotive industry.. Automotive Environment Analyst 119, pp. 17-18.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. The UK CO2 policy: Implications for the automotive industry. Automotive Environment Analyst 115, pp. 12-13.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Vehicle recalls in Europe. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 12, pp. 28-29.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. What has gone wrong with the American business model?. World Vehicle Manufacturer Analyst 17, pp. 29-30.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Where next for MG Rover?. World Automotive Manufacturing 76, pp. 24-25.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Off the road or off the mark? The anti-4x4 campaigns. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Bristow, G. I. and Wells, P. E. 2005. Innovative discourse for sustainable local development: a critical analysis of eco-industrialism. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development 1(1/2), pp. 168-179.
• Wells, P. E. and Seitz, M. 2005. Business models and closed-loop supply chains: a typology. Supply Chain Management: an International Journal 10(4), pp. 249-251. (10.1108/13598540510612712)
• Wells, P. E. 2005. The path to sustainable mobility. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. What if there is no safe CO2 level?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Bhopal: the disaster continues. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law & Society. Available at: http://www.ccels.cf.ac.uk/archives/issues/2005/pwells.pdf
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Can't pay, must pay. Working paper. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• ten Brink, P. et al. 2005. Service contract to carry out economic analysis and business impact assessment of CO2 emissions reduction measures in the automotive sector. Project Report. London: Institute for European Environmental Policy.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Are there really three steps to (hydrogen) heaven?. Automotive Environment Analyst 116, pp. 14-15.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Bio-mimicry: the philosophy of natural design. Automotive Environment Analyst 121, pp. 20-21.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Can Mitsubishi save itself?. World Automotive Manufacturing 78, pp. 24-25.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. CARS 21 and the European automotive industry. Automotive Environment Analyst 121, pp. 18-19.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. China's rural vehicles. Automotive Emerging Markets 90, pp. 29-30.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Exports from China: will the trickle become a flood?. Automotive Emerging Markets 89, pp. 30-31.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Far or Fast: The current status of the hydrogen fuel cell. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 36, pp. 21-22.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. From marques to brands. World Vehicle Markets Analyst 7, pp. 14-15.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. GM EV 1 ELV RIP CSR PR OK?. Automotive Environment Analyst 118, pp. 10-11.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Hybrids: can the rest catch Toyota?. Automotive Emerging Markets 124, pp. 24-25.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Indego. World Vehicle Markets Analyst 7, pp. 14-15.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Is BMW free of the three?. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 10, pp. 1-2.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Johnson Matthey: the best of both worlds. Automotive Components Analyst 130, pp. 29-30.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Lessons from Asilomar. Automotive Environment Analyst 124, pp. 22-23.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Lessons from Detroit. Automotive Environment Analyst 116, pp. 18-19.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Market segmentation in Europe: size and price?. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 18, pp. 27-28.
• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2005. Market segmentation in the UK. World Vehicle Manufacturer Analyst 15, pp. 27-28.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. MG Rover - Nanjing Automotive: Neither a beginning nor an end. World Automotive Manufacturing 83, pp. 1-15.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Nissan Sunderland's 'plant within a plant'. Automotive Emerging Markets 84, pp. 23-24.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Pimp my profits. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 9, pp. 28-29.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. Pivotal moment. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 34, pp. 28-29.
• Tucker, A., Collins, A., Hines, P. and Wells, P. E. 2005. Reducing the Welsh footprint - A contribution to UNEP's 10 year framework of programmes on sustainable production and consumption. Cardiff, UK: BRASS.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. RIDEK: a new strategic direction?. Automotive Environment Analyst 120, pp. 15-16.
• Wells, P. E. 2005. The 5th SMMT sustainability report. Automotive Environment Analyst 117, pp. 12-13.

2004

• Wells, P. E. 2004. Creating sustainable business models: the case of the automotive industry. IIMB Management Review 16(4), pp. 15-24.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Re-writing the ecological metaphor: From succession and survival of the fittest to diversity, co-existence, and inter-mutualism. Presented at: 12th International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network - Partnerships for Sustainable Development, Hong Kong, China, 7-10 November 2004.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Can FreedomCAR liberate the US vehicle manufacturers?. Automotive Environment Analyst 110, pp. 30-31.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Quicksands for the unwary. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 4, pp. 76-77.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Quicksands for the unwary. Automotive Environment Analyst 112, pp. 31-32.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H., Vergragt, P. J. and Wells, P. E. 2004. Technological change and regulation in the car industry: Introduction. Greener Management International 47, pp. 5-11.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Is production in Western Europe sustainable?. World Automotive Manufacturing 75, pp. 22-24.
• Wells, P. E. and Kurani, Y. Y. 2004. The automotive industry in India: Between economics and the environment. Automotive Environment Analyst 108, pp. 36-38.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The eco-rover concept. Automotive Environment Analyst 114, pp. 16-18.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The end of the affair. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 71, pp. 52-54.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The end of the affair. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 119, pp. 49-50.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The end of the affair. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 2, pp. 80-82.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The end of the affair. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 23, pp. 40-41.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The EU CO2 voluntary agreement: The causes of the problem.. Automotive Environment Analyst 105, pp. 42-43.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The investment crisis: Can the industry afford it's future?. Automotive Emerging Markets 72, pp. 31-33.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The investment crisis: Can the industry afford it's future?. World Automotive Manufacturing 75, pp. 23-25.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The limits to growth?. Automotive Environment Analyst 108, pp. 34-36.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The limits to growth?. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 118, pp. 45-46.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. UK engine production. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 4, pp. 78-81.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. UK engine production. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 74, pp. 17-19.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. UK engine production. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 26, pp. 26-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Vehicle architectures: Why they matter for environmental performance.. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 115, pp. 46-47.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2004. Decentralization and Small-Scale Manufacturing: The Basis of Sustainable Regions?. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 6(3-4), pp. 191-205. (10.1080/1523908042000344087)
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The planet helpline. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. What would Jesus drive?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. and Seitz, M. A. 2004. Business models and closed-loop supply chains: An analysis of the automotive industry. Presented at: POM 2004: 2nd World POM Conference and the 15th Annual POM Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 30 April – 3 May 2004 Presented at Gupta, S. ed.POM 2004: Proceedings of the 2nd World POM Conference and the 15th Annual POM Conference, Cancun, Mexico April 30 – May 3, 2004. European Operations Management Association; Production and Operations Management Society; Japanese Society for Production Management pp. 002-0043.
• Wells, P. E., Seitz, M. A. and Naim, M. M. 2004. The impact of product variety on closed-loop supply chains: An automotive perspective. Presented at: POM 2004: 2nd World POM Conference and the 15th Annual POM Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 30 April – 3 May 2004 Presented at Gupta, S. ed.POM 2004: Proceedings of the 2nd World POM Conference and the 15th Annual POM Conference, Cancun, Mexico April 30 – May 3, 2004. European Operations Management Association; Production and Operations Management Society; Japanese Society for Production Management pp. 002-0042.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Tango: squeezing into the electric vehicle niche. Automotive Environment Analyst 111, pp. 46-48.
• Wells, P. and Orsato, R. J. 2004. The ecological modernisation of the automotive industry. Presented at: 2003 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Berlin, Germany, December 2003 Presented at Jacob, K., Binder, M. and Wieczorek, A. eds.Governance for Industrial Transformation: Proceedings of the 2003 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. Proceedings of the Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Berlin: Environmental Policy Research Centre pp. 373-385.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The future for hydrogen fuel cell applications in an era of technological and economic diversity: the case of the automotive industry. Presented at: Fuel Cells 2004, Toronto, Canada, 2004.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. A waste of valuable hydrocarbons?. Automotive Environment Analyst 110, pp. 31-32.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Brands: between rhetoric and reality. World Vehicle Market Analyst 4, pp. 16-19.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Can Land Rover save the 4x4?. Automotive Environment Analyst 135, pp. 38-40.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Eco-concepts: what is the purpose of ecological concept cars?. World Automotive Manufacturing 70, pp. 43-45.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Is Vancouver the new Detroit?. Automotive Environment Analyst 104, pp. 22-23.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Making telematics make money. Automotive Components Analyst 120, pp. 33-35.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Noise: The insidious pollutant. Automotive Environment Analyst 110, pp. 35-36.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Production in Central and Eastern Europe: Too far too fast?. Automotive Emerging Markets 83, pp. 24-26.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Silicon valleys to hydrogen highways. Automotive Environment Analyst 105, pp. 40-41.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The end of the affair. Automotive Components Analyst 71, pp. 49-50.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The EU CO2 voluntary agreement: the policy implications. Automotive Environment Analyst 105, pp. 44-45.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The investment crisis: can the global automotive industry affords its future?. Automotive Emerging Markets 72, pp. 31-33.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. The investment crisis: can the global automotive industry affords its future?. World Automotive Manufacturing 65, pp. 23-25.

2003

• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2003. The evolution of car markets: is the consumer king?. just-auto.com
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2003. The automotive industry and the environment: a technical, business and social future. Woodhead Publishing in Environmental Management Series. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2003. Decentralisation and small-scale manufacturing: The basis of sustainable regions. Presented at: Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 33rd Annual Conference, St. Andrews, UK, 20-22 August 2003.
• Wells, P. E. 2003. Vehicle architectures: Between production and markets. Presented at: Conference of the Associazione Tecnica dell'Automobile, Florence, Italy, 23-25 May 2003.
• Wells, P. E. 2003. The investment crisis: Can the global automotive industry affords its future?. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 53, pp. 17-20.
• Wells, P. E. 2003. Congestion charging in London: Any environmental benefits?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2003. Did Ford really invent mass production?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2003. Business models for relocalisation to deliver sustainability. Presented at: GIN2003: 11th International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network, San Francisco, CA, USA, October 2003.
• Beresford, A. K. C., Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Rhys, G. D. and Wells, P. E. 2003. Review of the Automobile Rail Freight Sector. Project Report. London: Strategic Rail Authority.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F., Seitz, M. and Wells, P. E. 2003. The EU ELV directive, an opportunity for rethinking auto markets. Presented at: 2nd International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 30 June - 2 July 2003.
• Wells, P. E. and Orsato, R. R. 2003. Product, process and structure: redesigning the industrial ecology of the automobile. Presented at: 2nd International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 30 June - 2 July 2003.
• Wells, P. E. 2003. Eco-manufacturing: Ford at River Rouge. Automotive Environment Analyst 102, pp. 18-20.
• Wells, P. E. 2003. Eco-Manufacturing: which way for the automotive industry?. Automotive Environment Analyst 81, pp. 19-22.
• Wells, P. E. 2003. Jam tomorrow? The environmental cost of waiting for fuel cell cars. Automotive Environment Analyst 96, pp. 23-25.
• Wells, P. E. 2003. Luxury cars: the eco-vehicles of the future?. Automotive Environment Analyst 99, pp. 21-23.
• Wells, P. E. 2003. Reinventing the battery electric car: the RIDEK. Automotive Environment Analyst 100, pp. 24-26.
• Wells, P. E. and Seitz, M. 2003. Remanufacturing: the environmental and business case. Automotive Environment Analyst 97, pp. 20-23.

2002

• Wells, P. E. 2002. The air car: Symbiosis between technology and business model. Automotive Environment Analyst(92), pp. 25-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. The hybrid: Is it worth it?. Automotive Environment Analyst 86, pp. 16-18.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. The technology roadmap. Automotive Environment Analyst 94, pp. 22-24.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2002. Weight and the future of automotive materials. Automotive Environment Analyst 90, pp. 22-24.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H., Wells, P. E. and Smith, L. C. 2002. The automotive industry: ..the future guide. Centre for Automotive Industry Research/British Telecommunications.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. Back to basics at Ford: no more Mr Nice Guy?. Automotive Environment Analyst 84, pp. 23-25.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. Design redundancy and environmental performance. Automotive Environment Analyst 89, pp. 20-22.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. Green fleets: the contribution to CO2 emissions. Automotive Environment Analyst 90, pp. 20-22.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. Is safety an environmental issue?. Automotive Environment Analyst 85, pp. 24-26.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. Is there a future for contract R&D?. World Automotive Manufacturing 45, pp. 18-21.
• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2002. Market fragmentation and consumer choice. World Vehicle Markets Analyst 6, pp. 16-19.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. Nissan joins the gold rush. Automotive Emerging Markets 60, pp. 1-1.
• Wells, P. E. 2002. TH!NK @bout London. Automotive Environment Analyst 87, pp. 16-18.

2001

• Wells, P. E. 2001. Spoilt for choice. Motor Industry Management, pp. 25-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. Platforms: engineering panacea, marketing disaster?. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 115(1), pp. 166-170. (10.1016/S0924-0136(01)00761-0)
• Wells, P. E. 2001. What future for the motor vehicle?. Presented at: National Association of Police Fleet Managers (NAPFM) Conference, Swindon, UK, 21-22 August 2001.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. The end of environmentalism?. Automotive Environment Analyst 73, pp. 25-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. The shape of things to come. Automotive Environment Analyst 79, pp. 20-22.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2001. Weight watching. Automotive Environment Analyst 83, pp. 19-21.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. Where next for aluminium in the automotive sector?. Aluminium Today Jan, pp. 31-31.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2001. The automotive industry: a guide. CAIR-BT Executive Guide to the Automotive Industry. Cardiff: Centre for Automotive Industry Research.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. MFR: a radical new product, manufacturing and marketing strategy for the automotive industry. Presented at: Seventeenth National Conference on Manufacturing Research, Cardiff, UK, 4-6 September 2001 Presented at Pham, D. T., Dimov, S. S. and O'Hagan, T. eds.Advances in Manufacturing Technology XV: National Conference on Manufacturing Research 2001, Vol. 15. Wiley-Blackwell pp. 331-336.
• Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New Car Forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 6, pp. 23-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. The Bonn agreement and the implications for the automotive industry. Automotive Environment Analyst 80, pp. 17-19.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. Technology, car design and the future of materials in an era of unprecedented turbulence. Presented at: CRU World Aluminium Conference, London, UK, 2001.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. Micro factory retailing: A business model and development trajectory for developing economies. Presented at: Sustainability at the Millennium: Globalization, Competitiveness and the Public Trust: 9th International Conference of Greening of Industry Network, Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 January 2001.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. Branding and technical advances. Automotive Environment Analyst 75, pp. 19-21.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. Flexibility, lean manufacturing and the environment: an opportunity wasted. Automotive Environment Analyst 82, pp. 20-23.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. Flexible manufacturing systems in an inflexible industry. World Automotive Manufacturing 44, pp. 13-15.
• Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New car forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 4, pp. 22-26.
• Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New Car Forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 3, pp. 21-25.
• Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New car forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 2, pp. 29-33.
• Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New car forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 1, pp. 22-26.
• Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New car forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 1, pp. 27-31.
• Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New car forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 6, pp. 23-27.
• Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New Car Forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 5, pp. 23-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2001. Telematics: an answer looking for a problem?. Automotive Environment Analyst 76, pp. 18-20.

1998

• Wells, P. E. 1998. The insecure academic: contract researchers and the management of research. Management Research News 21(2/3), pp. 13.

1996

• Rawlinson, M. and Wells, P. E. 1996. Taylorism, lean production, and the automotive industry. Asia Pacific Business Review 2(4), pp. 189-204. (10.1080/13602389600000026)

1993

• Rawlinson, M. and Wells, P. E. 1993. Japanese globalization and the European automobile industry. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 84(5), pp. 349-361. (10.1111/j.1467-9663.1993.tb00664.x)
• Imrie, R. F. and Wells, P. E. 1993. Disablism, planning, and the built environment. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 11(2), pp. 213-231. (10.1068/c110213)
• Imrie, R. F. and Wells, P. E. 1993. Creating barrier-free environments. Town & Country Planning 61(10), pp. 278-281.

1992

• Wells, P. E. and Rawlinson, M. 1992. New procurement regimes and the spatial distribution of suppliers: the case of Ford in Europe. Area 24(4), pp. 380-390.
• Wells, P. E. 1992. Foreign direct investment and local economic development: the case of the automotive sector. Local Economy 7(2), pp. 132-146. (10.1080/02690949208726140)
• Wells, P. E. 1992. The contract researcher in the University system. Area 24(2), pp. 165-168.

1991

• Cooke, P. N. and Wells, P. E. 1991. Uneasy alliances: the spatial development of computing and communication markets. Regional Studies 25(4), pp. 345-354. (10.1080/00343409112331346537)
• Wells, P. E. 1991. East-West partnerships in automobiles. Long Range Planning 24(2), pp. 75-81. (10.1016/0024-6301(91)90082-Y)
• Cooke, P. N. and Wells, P. E. 1991. The geography of international strategic alliances: the cases of cable and wireless, Ericsson and Fujitsu. Environment and Planning A 23(1), pp. 87-106.

1990

• Wells, P. E. and Rutherford, T. 1990. Wales and the global automotive components industry. Welsh Economic Review 3(2), pp. 47-54.
• Wells, P. E. 1990. Military spending and local economic development: the need for new alternative plans. Local Economy 5(2), pp. 147-153. (10.1080/02690949008726038)
• Jenner, S. and Wells, P. E. 1990. Local buyer-supplier relations in military production: the case of Westland at Yeovil. Area 22(2), pp. 117-123.

1989

• Wells, P. E. 1989. The modular PhD. Area 21(4), pp. 424-430.

1987

• Wells, P. E. 1987. The military scientific infrastructure and regional development. Environment and Planning A 19(12), pp. 1631-1658.