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2026

• Costa, E. and Wells, P. 2026. Urban on-grid solar PV and the trade-offs between promise and practice. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment 15 (3) e70039. (10.1002/wene.70039)
• Xu, W. et al. 2026. Influence of consumer attitudes and social interactions in electric vehicle purchasing: integrating agent-based modelling and machine learning. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 37 (2), pp.533-561. dpaf019. (10.1093/imaman/dpaf019)
• Geels, F. W. et al., 2026. The temporal evolution of resistance strategies during low-carbon transitions: Revealing the industry playbook of US, German, and Japanese automakers in the unfolding electric vehicle transition (1990-2025). Energy Research & Social Science 131 104492. (10.1016/j.erss.2025.104492)

2025

• Rodrigues, A. L. et al., 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. et al. 2025. Impacts of consumers' heterogeneity on decision-making in electric vehicle adoption: An integrated model.. Sustainability 17 , pp.1-25. 4981. (10.3390/su17114981)
• Coutinho, G. L. , Wells, P. and Consoni, F. L. 2025. Creating the market for electric mobility in Brazil. In: Peattie, K. et al., The Routledge Companion to Marketing and Sustainability. Routledge Companions in Marketing, Advertising and Communication Abingdon: Routledge. , pp.288-301. (10.4324/9781003412397-24)
• Wells, P. 2025. How the global automotive industry stole our sustainable mobility future. Political Science and Public Policy Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (10.4337/9781035329588)
• Wells, P. 2025. As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point. [Online].Vol. 15 JanThe Conversation: The Conversation Trust (UK) Limited. Available at: https://theconversation.com/as-ev-sales-surge-the-uk-car-industry-could-be-about-to-reach-a-turning-point-247404.

2024

• Rodrigues, A. L. et al., 2024. Forecasting the costs of battery electric buses: A system dynamics model perspective. Research in Transportation Business and Management 57 101223. (10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101223)
• Edwards, J. et al. 2024. Achieving net zero neighborhoods: a case study review of circular economy initiatives for South Wales. Journal of Cleaner Production 469 143117. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143117)
• Nichols, E. et al., 2024. Barriers and enablers toward stakeholder engagement for net-zero neighbourhood projects [Abstract]. Academy of Management Proceedings 2024 (1) 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. et al., 2023. Unsustainabilities: A study on SUVs and space tourism and a research agenda for transition studies. Energy Research and Social Science 106 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. (10.4324/9781003329909-4)
• Wells, P. E. 2023. System confluence and the reinvention of automobility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (47) 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. et al., 2022. The electric vehicle and renewable energy: Changes in boundary conditions that enhance business model innovations. Journal of Cleaner Production 333 130034. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130034)

2021

• Boons, F. et al., 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) 1116. (10.3390/en14041116)

2020

• Skeete, J. et al. 2020. Beyond the EVent horizon: battery waste, recycling, and sustainability in the United Kingdom electric vehicle transition. Energy Research and Social Science 69 101581. (10.1016/j.erss.2020.101581)
• Liu, H. et al. 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 5978. (10.3390/su12155978)
• Wells, P. et al. 2020. More friends than foes? The impact of automobility-as-a-service on the incumbent automotive industry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 154 119975. (10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119975)
• Wells, P. et al. 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)
• Beresford, A. and Pettit, S. 2019. A contextual history of port research at Cardiff University. In: Wells, P. ed. Contemporary Operations and Logistics: Achieving Excellence in Turbulent Times. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.281-300. (10.1007/978-3-030-14493-7_15)

2018

• Wells, P. et al. 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. et al. 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. et al. 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. et al. 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

• 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)
• 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)
• Davies, H. and Nieuwenhuis, P. 2015. Regulating the car. In: Nieuwenhuis, P. and Wells, P. eds. The Global Automotive Industry. John Wiley. , pp.163.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. eds. 2015. The global automotive industry. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.. (10.1002/9781118802366)
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. 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. 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. 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.

2014

• Hoffmann, A. J. et al., 2014. Industrial ecology as a source of competitive advantage. Journal of Industrial Ecology 18 (5), pp.597-602. (10.1111/jiec.12196)
• Newman, D. et al. 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)
• Davies, H. C. et al. 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.
• Newman, D. et al. 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)
• 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.

2013

• Newman, D. et al. 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

• 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)
• Davies, H. C. et al. 2012. ENEVATE Project - electric vehicle market drivers and e-mobility voncepts. Presented at: EEVC Brussels, Belgium 19 - 22 November 2012.
• 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. , 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. 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. 2012. Creative innovation in manufacturing: new socially extensive business models. Presented at: Creative Innovation, Manufacturing and Business Exeter, UK 13 July 2012.
• 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. 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)
• 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)

2011

• Wells, P. E. 2011. Constructing a disaster: the problem with infrastructure programmes. Other. Cardiff: Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• 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. 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. 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. Sustainability and equity: a research agenda to understand why change does not happen. Other. Cardiff: Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• 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. , 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., 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.

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. 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. 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
• 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. Automotive eco-austerity: the implications for future glass demand. Presented at: World Soda Ash conference London
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Business models in the automotive industry. Presented at: Global Automotive Forum Chengdu, China
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Can the older auto industry regions survive? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Europe’s auto industry: will growth ever return? [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. Future prospects for the automotive industry. Presented at: Plastics in Automobiles Conference Frankfurt, Germany
• 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. 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. Rare earth metal supply and the EV industry [Comment]. Automotive World
• Wells, P. E. 2010. The ABS rankings of journal quality: an exercise in delusion. Other. Cardiff: Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• 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. 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)
• 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.

2009

• 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.
• Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. and Wells, P. E. 2009. Car futures - rethinking the automotive industry beyond the American model. Technical Report.
• Wells, P. E. 2009. Welcome to the era of eco-austerity. In: Defining a Sustainable Economic Future for Wales. Cynnal Cymru. , pp.37-38.
• Wells, P. E. et al. 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 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. 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)

2008

• Wells, P. E. 2008. Future materials demand in the automotive industry. Automotive World
• 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
• Wells, P. E. 2008. The Morgan LIFECar and the future of the ecological sports car. Automotive Environment Analyst 153 , pp.25-26.
• 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.
• 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)
• 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.
• 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. Published in: 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.
• 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. Published in: 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.
• Quinten, C. , Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2008. Risc report 2: parts pricing models, usage and availability. Plenham Ltd.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Alternative business models for a sustainable automotive industry. In: Tukker, A. et al., Perspectives on radical changes to sustainable consumption and production. System innovation for sustainability Vol. 1.Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing. , pp.80-98.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. America drowning: will it bring down the automotive industry?. World Automotive Manufacturing 43 , pp.39-40.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Are green cars sexy at last?. Automotive Environment Analyst 156 , pp.31-32.
• 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. Finding Nano: the significance of Tata's long-awaited one lakh car. Automotive Emerging Markets 119 , pp.36-37.
• 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.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. Sugar Cane: The Process in pictures. Other. Cardiff: BRASS - Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, Cardiff University.
• Wells, P. E. 2008. The future of global materials demand to 2020. Project Report.Cardiff: Automotive World.
• 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. Welcome to the new era of Eco-Austerity. Other. Cardiff: BRASS - Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, Cardiff University.
• Wells, P. E. and Magahlhaes, T. F. 2008. Country profile: India. Automotive Emerging Markets 119 , pp.32-34.
• 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. and Morreau, A. 2008. Recycling tyres: the technical and economic challenge. Automotive Environment Analyst 160 , pp.34-35.
• 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.

2007

• 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. 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.
• 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. et al. 2007. Short evidence study on UK priority products and services. London: DEFRA.
• 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. 2007. Are the wealthy sustainable?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• 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. 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. 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. 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. Sustainable thinking in management education. Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship 1 (2), pp.47-62.
• 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.
• 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. 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. 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. 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. and Sadana, S. 2007. Hub or hubris? India and the automotive mission plan 2006-2016 Part 3. Automotive Emerging Markets 106 , pp.32-33.

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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. 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. H. 2006. Introduction [Editorial]. Greener Management International 47 , pp.5-11.
• 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. 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.
• Peattie, K. J. et al. 2006. Critical review of evidence for environmental impacts of UK households: sustainable consumption and production. Project Report.London: DEFRA.
• 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. 2006. A 4x4 too far?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Argentina: will the potential finally be realised?. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 27 , pp.28-29.
• 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: is the end game in sight?. Automotive Components Analyst 94 , pp.26-27.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Global steel (part 2): changing the rules. Automotive Components Analyst 142 , pp.23-24.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Hong Kong. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 24 , pp.29-30.
• Wells, P. E. 2006. Hyundai: how much forgiveness does $100 million buy?. World Automotive Manufacturing 93 , pp.29-30.
• 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. 2006. The motorisation of emerging markets: will the human cost be too high?. Automotive Emerging Markets 100 , pp.29-30.
• 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. 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)
• 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)
• Wells, P. E. and Kurani, Y. 2006. Auto-rickshaws: is there a future?. Automotive Emerging Markets (95), pp.30-31.
• Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2006. Business Models for Relocalisation to Deliver Sustainability. Greener Management International 47 , pp.89-98.
• 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.

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)
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Tucker, A. et al., 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. Are there really three steps to (hydrogen) heaven?. Automotive Environment Analyst 116 , pp.14-15.
• 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. 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. Can't pay, must pay. Working paper. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• 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. 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. Off the road or off the mark? The anti-4x4 campaigns. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. and Morreau, A. 2005. Market segmentation in the UK. World Vehicle Manufacturer Analyst 15 , pp.27-28.
• 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)

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. Is production in Western Europe sustainable?. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 , pp.22-24.
• 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 Kurani, Y. Y. 2004. The automotive industry in India: Between economics and the environment. Automotive Environment Analyst 108 , pp.36-38.
• 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. 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. Published in: 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. 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. Creating sustainable business models: the case of the automotive industry. IIMB Management Review 16 (4), pp.15-24.
• 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. Quicksands for the unwary. Automotive Environment Analyst 112 , pp.31-32.
• 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. Silicon valleys to hydrogen highways. Automotive Environment Analyst 105 , pp.40-41.
• Wells, P. E. 2004. Tango: squeezing into the electric vehicle niche. Automotive Environment Analyst 111 , pp.46-48.
• 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 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. 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.
• 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 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. 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. Published in: 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. Published in: 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.

2003

• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2003. The evolution of car markets: is the consumer king?. just-auto.com
• Wells, P. E. 2003. The investment crisis: Can the global automotive industry affords its future?. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 53 , pp.17-20.
• Beresford, A. K. C. et al. 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.
• 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.
• 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. 2003. Congestion charging in London: Any environmental benefits?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
• 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. 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. 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.
• 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. 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. 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. 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.
• Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2002. Market fragmentation and consumer choice. World Vehicle Markets Analyst 6 , pp.16-19.

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. 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. Weight watching. Automotive Environment Analyst 83 , pp.19-21.
• 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. 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. Published in: 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. 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. 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. Spoilt for choice. Motor Industry Management , pp.25-27.
• 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. Telematics: an answer looking for a problem?. Automotive Environment Analyst 76 , pp.18-20.
• 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. 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. 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 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 5 , pp.23-27.
• 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.

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

• Imrie, R. F. and Wells, P. E. 1993. Creating barrier-free environments. Town & Country Planning 61 (10), pp.278-281.
• 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)
• 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)

1992

• 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.
• 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.

1991

• 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.
• 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)

1990

• 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.
• 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)
• Wells, P. E. and Rutherford, T. 1990. Wales and the global automotive components industry. Welsh Economic Review 3 (2), pp.47-54.

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.