Professor Peter Wells
(he/him)
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Peter Wells
Professor of Business and Sustainability, Director of the Centre for Automotive Industry Research, Pro Dean for Public Value
Overview
I undertake research into the global automotive industry with academic and applied interests in socio-technical transitions, business models, cultures of automobility and sustainability. I love challenging audiences and contesting accepted wisdom. I hope that I am contributing to a more sustainable world, in what I teach and in the research I undertake. My mobile number is 07809 696062
Publication
2026
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- Wells, P. 2025. As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point. The Conversation 2025 (15 Jan)
- Wells, P. 2025. How the global automotive industry stole our sustainable mobility future. Political Science and Public Policy Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (10.4337/9781035329588)
- 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)
- Xu, W. et al. 2025. Influence of consumer attitudes and social interactions in electric vehicle purchasing: integrating agent-based modelling and machine learning. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics dpaf019. (10.1093/imaman/dpaf019)
2024
- 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)
- 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)
- Nichols, E. et al., 2024. Barriers and enablers toward stakeholder engagement for net-zero neighbourhood projects. Academy of Management Proceedings 2024 (1) 20467. (10.5465/AMPROC.2024.20467abstract)
- 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)
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.
- 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)
- 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)
2022
- 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)
- 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)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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. 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)
- 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)
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
- 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)
- 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. 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)
- 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.
- 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. 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.
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. 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 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)
- 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.
- 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)
2014
- 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.
- 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. 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)
- 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. 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)
- 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
- 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. Are we there yet? The Mitsubishi iMiEV considered [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Automotive eco-austerity: the implications for future glass demand. Presented at: World Soda Ash conference London
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Bicycles and OEM branding: a mistake? [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Business models in the automotive industry. Presented at: Global Automotive Forum Chengdu, China
- 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. Can niche electric vehicles make money? [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Can the older auto industry regions survive? [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Daimler and Renault-Nissan: a modern relationship [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. 2010. Euro-zone disaster? Prospects for OEMs [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. 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. Hydrogen highways: the concept becoming reality [Comment]. Automotive World
- 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. NUMMI is dead. Long live NUMMI! [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Rare earth metal supply and the EV industry [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Saab – the inevitable end [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Saab: the inevitable rescue! [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. 2010. Toyota recalls: the impact on hybrid vehicles [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Whatever happened to industrial concentration? [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Will electronics be the making of Yulon’s Luxgen brand?. Automotive World
- 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. and Morreau, S. 2010. From 10:10 to 50:50: OEMs face the CO2 challenge. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. and Morreau, S. 2010. Lithium-ion batteries: a disposal problem to come?. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. and Morreau, S. 2010. Oil prices: implications for electric vehicles [Comment]. Automotive World
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
- 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. Future materials demand in the automotive industry. 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.
- 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. 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 Morgan LIFECar and the future of the ecological sports car. Automotive Environment Analyst 153 , pp.25-26.
- 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. and Morreau, A. 2008. UK car market fragmentation in 2008: the end of an era?. Automotive World
- 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
- 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 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 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. 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. 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 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. 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
- 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. 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. 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. California and the true cost of motoring. Automotive Environment Analyst 132 , pp.30-31.
- 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 Renault-Nissan Alliance: Progress and prospects. World Automotive Manufacturing 91 , 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. 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. 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.
- 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)
2005
- 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.
- 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 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 path to sustainable mobility. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- 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. What if there is no safe CO2 level?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. Where next for MG Rover?. World Automotive Manufacturing 76 , pp.24-25.
- Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2005. Market segmentation in the UK. World Vehicle Manufacturer Analyst 15 , pp.27-28.
- 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. 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
- 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 FreedomCAR liberate the US vehicle manufacturers?. Automotive Environment Analyst 110 , pp.30-31.
- 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 production in Western Europe sustainable?. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 , pp.22-24.
- 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. Quicksands for the unwary. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 4 , pp.76-77.
- 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 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 end of the affair. Automotive Components Analyst 71 , pp.49-50.
- 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 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 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. The planet helpline. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- 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. 2004. What would Jesus drive?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- 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. 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
- 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. The investment crisis: Can the global automotive industry affords its future?. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 53 , pp.17-20.
- 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 Morreau, A. 2003. The evolution of car markets: is the consumer king?. just-auto.com
- 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
- 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. 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. 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.
- Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2002. Weight and the future of automotive materials. Automotive Environment Analyst 90 , pp.22-24.
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. 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. 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. 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. Where next for aluminium in the automotive sector?. Aluminium Today Jan , pp.31-31.
- 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 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. 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. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2001. Weight watching. Automotive Environment Analyst 83 , pp.19-21.
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.
Articles
- 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)
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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. 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)
- Nichols, E. et al., 2024. Barriers and enablers toward stakeholder engagement for net-zero neighbourhood projects. Academy of Management Proceedings 2024 (1) 20467. (10.5465/AMPROC.2024.20467abstract)
- 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.
- 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. , Wells, P. E. and Vergragt, P. H. 2006. Introduction [Editorial]. Greener Management International 47 , pp.5-11.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Wang, L. and Wells, P. 2020. Automobilities after SARS-CoV-2: a socio-technical perspective. Sustainability 12 5978. (10.3390/su12155978)
- 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)
- Wells, P. 2025. As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point. The Conversation 2025 (15 Jan)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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. 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. 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. 2004. A waste of valuable hydrocarbons?. Automotive Environment Analyst 110 , pp.31-32.
- 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. 2005. Are there really three steps to (hydrogen) heaven?. Automotive Environment Analyst 116 , pp.14-15.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Are we there yet? The Mitsubishi iMiEV considered [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2006. Argentina: will the potential finally be realised?. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 27 , pp.28-29.
- Wells, P. E. 2002. Back to basics at Ford: no more Mr Nice Guy?. Automotive Environment Analyst 84 , pp.23-25.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Bicycles and OEM branding: a mistake? [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2005. Bio-mimicry: the philosophy of natural design. Automotive Environment Analyst 121 , pp.20-21.
- Wells, P. E. 2006. Biofuels or biofools?. Automotive Environment Analyst 133 , pp.32-33.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. BMW: taking specialisation to the limit. Light Vehicle Manufacturing. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 10 , pp.19-20.
- Wells, P. E. 2001. Branding and technical advances. Automotive Environment Analyst 75 , pp.19-21.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Brands: between rhetoric and reality. World Vehicle Market Analyst 4 , pp.16-19.
- 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. 2006. California and the true cost of motoring. Automotive Environment Analyst 132 , pp.30-31.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Can FreedomCAR liberate the US vehicle manufacturers?. Automotive Environment Analyst 110 , pp.30-31.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Can Land Rover save the 4x4?. Automotive Environment Analyst 135 , pp.38-40.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. Can Mitsubishi save itself?. World Automotive Manufacturing 78 , pp.24-25.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Can niche electric vehicles make money? [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Can the older auto industry regions survive? [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2007. Carrying capacity: how many cars can the planet really hold?. OEM & Markets 38 , pp.30-31.
- 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. 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. 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. 2004. Creating sustainable business models: the case of the automotive industry. IIMB Management Review 16 (4), pp.15-24.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Daimler and Renault-Nissan: a modern relationship [Comment]. Automotive World
- 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. 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. E. 2002. Design redundancy and environmental performance. Automotive Environment Analyst 89 , pp.20-22.
- Wells, P. E. 2006. Does HCCI have a future?. Automotive Environment Analyst 128 , pp.19-20.
- Wells, P. E. 1991. East-West partnerships in automobiles. Long Range Planning 24 (2), pp.75-81. (10.1016/0024-6301(91)90082-Y)
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Eco-concepts: what is the purpose of ecological concept cars?. World Automotive Manufacturing 70 , pp.43-45.
- 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. 2010. EcoMotors: can we trust Bill Gates? [Comment]. Automotive World
- 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)
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Electric vehicles unplugged: the industry gets serious. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2007. Environmental branding: Renault and the eco2. OEM & Markets 38 , pp.28-29.
- Wells, P. E. 2006. Euro V: the European Commission decision. Automotive Environment Analyst 128 , pp.17-18.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Euro-zone disaster? Prospects for OEMs [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Europe’s auto industry: will growth ever return? [Comment]. Automotive World
- 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. 2008. Finding Nano: the significance of Tata's long-awaited one lakh car. Automotive Emerging Markets 119 , pp.36-37.
- 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. 2006. Ford: The way forward?. World Automotive Manufacturing 89 , pp.17-18.
- 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. 2005. From marques to brands. World Vehicle Markets Analyst 7 , pp.14-15.
- Wells, P. E. 2008. Future materials demand in the automotive industry. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. German electric vehicles: from plans to action? [Comment]. Automotive World
- 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. 2005. GM EV 1 ELV RIP CSR PR OK?. Automotive Environment Analyst 118 , pp.10-11.
- Wells, P. E. 2002. Green fleets: the contribution to CO2 emissions. Automotive Environment Analyst 90 , pp.20-22.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Green materials: the hidden auto industry revolution. Automotive World
- 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. 2006. Hong Kong. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 24 , pp.29-30.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. How much will carbon emission reductions costs?. Automotive Environment Analyst 143 , pp.26-27.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. Hybrids: can the rest catch Toyota?. Automotive Emerging Markets 124 , pp.24-25.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Hydrogen highways: the concept becoming reality [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2006. Hyundai: how much forgiveness does $100 million buy?. World Automotive Manufacturing 93 , pp.29-30.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. Indego. World Vehicle Markets Analyst 7 , pp.14-15.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. India: on the road to global integration. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 104 , pp.16-19.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. Is BMW free of the three?. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 10 , pp.1-2.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. Is green the colour for IAA Frankfurt 2007?. Automotive Environment Analyst 148 , pp.34-35.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Is production in Western Europe sustainable?. World Automotive Manufacturing 75 , pp.22-24.
- Wells, P. E. 2002. Is safety an environmental issue?. Automotive Environment Analyst 85 , pp.24-26.
- Wells, P. E. 2008. Is the automotive industry ready for eco-austerity?. Automotive Environment Analyst , pp.28-29.
- Wells, P. E. 2002. Is there a future for contract R&D?. World Automotive Manufacturing 45 , pp.18-21.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Is Vancouver the new Detroit?. Automotive Environment Analyst 104 , pp.22-23.
- 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. 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. 2003. Luxury cars: the eco-vehicles of the future?. Automotive Environment Analyst 99 , pp.21-23.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Making telematics make money. Automotive Components Analyst 120 , pp.33-35.
- 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. 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. 2002. Nissan joins the gold rush. Automotive Emerging Markets 60 , pp.1-1.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. Nissan Sunderland's 'plant within a plant'. Automotive Emerging Markets 84 , pp.23-24.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Noise: The insidious pollutant. Automotive Environment Analyst 110 , pp.35-36.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. NUMMI is dead. Long live NUMMI! [Comment]. Automotive World
- 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. 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. 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. Quicksands for the unwary. World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst 4 , pp.76-77.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Rare earth metal supply and the EV industry [Comment]. Automotive World
- 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. 2003. Reinventing the battery electric car: the RIDEK. Automotive Environment Analyst 100 , pp.24-26.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. Reliability, quality, brand and market status: a simple and complex tale. OEM & Markets 38 , pp.32-33.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. RIDEK: a new strategic direction?. Automotive Environment Analyst 120 , pp.15-16.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. Rio Tinto, Alcan and Alcoa: horizontal or vertical consolidation?. Automotive Environment Analyst 156 , pp.35-36.
- Wells, P. E. 2008. Rubber usage in the auto sector: the problems and some solutions. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Saab – the inevitable end [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Saab: the inevitable rescue! [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Silicon valleys to hydrogen highways. Automotive Environment Analyst 105 , pp.40-41.
- Wells, P. E. 2001. Spoilt for choice. Motor Industry Management , pp.25-27.
- 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. 2007. Sustainable thinking in management education. Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship 1 (2), pp.47-62.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. Tango: squeezing into the electric vehicle niche. Automotive Environment Analyst 111 , pp.46-48.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. Tata - Corus: what the deal does and does not achieve. Automotive Components Manfacturing 149 , pp.36-37.
- Wells, P. E. 2001. Telematics: an answer looking for a problem?. Automotive Environment Analyst 76 , pp.18-20.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. Thailand: the Belgium of Asia?. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 104 , pp.18-19.
- 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. 2005. The 5th SMMT sustainability report. Automotive Environment Analyst 117 , pp.12-13.
- Wells, P. E. 2002. The air car: Symbiosis between technology and business model. Automotive Environment Analyst (92), pp.25-27.
- Wells, P. E. 2001. The Bonn agreement and the implications for the automotive industry. Automotive Environment Analyst 80 , pp.17-19.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. The Chevrolet Volt: Planning for diversity. Automotive Environment Analyst 140 , pp.28-29.
- Wells, P. E. 1992. The contract researcher in the University system. Area 24 (2), pp.165-168.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. The eco-rover concept. Automotive Environment Analyst 114 , pp.16-18.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. The electric Blue Car. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 31 , pp.22-23.
- Wells, P. E. 2001. The end of environmentalism?. Automotive Environment Analyst 73 , pp.25-27.
- 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 end of the affair. Automotive Components Analyst 71 , pp.49-50.
- Wells, P. E. 2007. The EU carbon emissions decision: Between economics and science?. Automotive Environment Analyst 142 , pp.23-24.
- 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 EU CO2 voluntary agreement: the policy implications. Automotive Environment Analyst 105 , pp.44-45.
- 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 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. 2002. The hybrid: Is it worth it?. Automotive Environment Analyst 86 , pp.16-18.
- Wells, P. E. 1998. The insecure academic: contract researchers and the management of research. Management Research News 21 (2/3), pp.13.
- 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. 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 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. 2005. The MG Rover debacle: How many times can a Phoenix arise?. World Automotive Manufacturing 80 , pp.30-31.
- Wells, P. E. 1987. The military scientific infrastructure and regional development. Environment and Planning A 19 (12), pp.1631-1658.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. The Millennium Ecological Assessment: Implications for the automotive industry.. Automotive Environment Analyst 119 , pp.17-18.
- Wells, P. E. 1989. The modular PhD. Area 21 (4), pp.424-430.
- 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. 2007. The Renault Logan: World car or world PR?. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 110 , pp.17-18.
- Wells, P. E. 2006. The Renault-Nissan Alliance: Progress and prospects. World Automotive Manufacturing 91 , pp.29-30.
- Wells, P. E. 2001. The shape of things to come. Automotive Environment Analyst 79 , pp.20-22.
- Wells, P. E. 2008. The silver shotgun: technical diversity in global markets. Automotive Environment Analyst 157 , pp.27-28.
- 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. 2002. The technology roadmap. Automotive Environment Analyst 94 , pp.22-24.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. The UK CO2 policy: Implications for the automotive industry. Automotive Environment Analyst 115 , pp.12-13.
- Wells, P. E. 2002. TH!NK @bout London. Automotive Environment Analyst 87 , pp.16-18.
- 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. 2006. Toyota product development. World Automotive Manufacturing 92 , pp.26-27.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Toyota recalls: the impact on hybrid vehicles [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2007. Turkey: From hope to reality?. Light Vehicle Manufacturing 101 , pp.19-20.
- 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. 2008. Urban congestion zones. Automotive Environment Analyst 153 , pp.27-28.
- 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. 2004. Vehicle architectures: Why they matter for environmental performance.. Automotive Powertrain Analyst 115 , pp.46-47.
- 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. 2010. Whatever happened to industrial concentration? [Comment]. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. 2006. When will Toyota become Number 1?. World Automotive Manufacturing 89 , pp.23-24.
- Wells, P. E. 2001. Where next for aluminium in the automotive sector?. Aluminium Today Jan , pp.31-31.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. Where next for MG Rover?. World Automotive Manufacturing 76 , pp.24-25.
- Wells, P. E. 2006. Who is right? Renault, Saab or BMW. Automotive Environment Analyst 131 , pp.30-31.
- Wells, P. E. 2010. Will electronics be the making of Yulon’s Luxgen brand?. Automotive World
- 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 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 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. 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 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 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. 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 6 , pp.23-27.
- Wells, P. E. and Harbour, G. 2001. New Car Forecasts. Automotive Marketing Review 5 , pp.23-27.
- 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. and Kurani, Y. 2006. Auto-rickshaws: is there a future?. Automotive Emerging Markets (95), pp.30-31.
- 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. and Magahlhaes, T. F. 2008. Country profile: India. Automotive Emerging Markets 119 , pp.32-34.
- 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 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. 2003. The evolution of car markets: is the consumer king?. just-auto.com
- Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2002. Market fragmentation and consumer choice. World Vehicle Markets Analyst 6 , pp.16-19.
- Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2005. Market segmentation in the UK. World Vehicle Manufacturer Analyst 15 , pp.27-28.
- Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2008. Recycling tyres: the technical and economic challenge. Automotive Environment Analyst 160 , pp.34-35.
- Wells, P. E. and Morreau, A. 2008. UK car market fragmentation in 2008: the end of an era?. 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. and Morreau, S. 2010. Lithium-ion batteries: a disposal problem to come?. Automotive World
- Wells, P. E. and Morreau, S. 2010. Oil prices: implications for electric vehicles [Comment]. Automotive World
- 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 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 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. 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 Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2002. Weight and the future of automotive materials. Automotive Environment Analyst 90 , pp.22-24.
- Wells, P. E. and Nieuwenhuis, P. A. H. F. 2001. Weight watching. Automotive Environment Analyst 83 , pp.19-21.
- 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. 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. and Rutherford, T. 1990. Wales and the global automotive components industry. Welsh Economic Review 3 (2), pp.47-54.
- 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. 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. 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. 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. and Seitz, M. 2003. Remanufacturing: the environmental and business case. Automotive Environment Analyst 97 , pp.20-23.
- 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. 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)
- 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)
- Xu, W. et al. 2025. Influence of consumer attitudes and social interactions in electric vehicle purchasing: integrating agent-based modelling and machine learning. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics dpaf019. (10.1093/imaman/dpaf019)
Book sections
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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. 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)
- 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. 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. 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. 2009. Welcome to the era of eco-austerity. In: Defining a Sustainable Economic Future for Wales. Cynnal Cymru. , pp.37-38.
- 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.
- 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.
Books
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 2025. How the global automotive industry stole our sustainable mobility future. Political Science and Public Policy Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (10.4337/9781035329588)
- 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. 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.
Conferences
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. , 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. 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.
- 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 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. 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.
- 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. 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)
- 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. 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. 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. 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. 2010. Future prospects for the automotive industry. Presented at: Plastics in Automobiles Conference Frankfurt, Germany
- 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. 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. 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. 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. 2011. Scale and sustainability. Presented at: Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Business School conference Sao Paulo, Brazil 22 May 2011.
- 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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 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. 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 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.
- 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. , 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. 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Monographs
- Beresford, A. K. C. et al. 2003. Review of the Automobile Rail Freight Sector. Project Report.London: Strategic Rail Authority.
- 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.
- 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. F. and Wells, P. E. 2003. Did Ford really invent mass production?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- Peattie, K. J. et al. 2006. Critical review of evidence for environmental impacts of UK households: sustainable consumption and production. Project Report.London: DEFRA.
- Peattie, K. J. et al. 2007. Short evidence study on UK priority products and services. London: DEFRA.
- 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. 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. 2007. Are the wealthy sustainable?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- 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. 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.
- Wells, P. E. 2003. Congestion charging in London: Any environmental benefits?. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- 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. 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. 2008. Sugar Cane: The Process in pictures. Other. Cardiff: BRASS - Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, Cardiff University.
- 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. 2010. The ABS rankings of journal quality: an exercise in delusion. Other. Cardiff: Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- Wells, P. E. 2008. The future of global materials demand to 2020. Project Report.Cardiff: Automotive World.
- Wells, P. E. 2005. The path to sustainable mobility. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- Wells, P. E. 2004. The planet helpline. Cardiff: The Centre For Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society.
- 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. 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. 2005. What if there is no safe CO2 level?. 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.
Research
Research interests
- Alternative local economies
- Automotive industry
- Celebrities, wealth and sustainability
- Corporate strategy
- Government transport and environment policy
- Mobility
- Sustainable business models
- Transitions to sustainability
PhD supervision research interests
- Business models
- Electric vehicle industry business
- Local development initiatives in alternative transport
- Sustainable business
Teaching
Teaching commitments
- MBA Confronting Grand Challenges
- Executive MBA Sustainable Business Management
Biography
Qualifications
- Phd
- MSc City and Regional Planning
- BA (Hons) Geography
I have worked in Cardiff Business School since 1990, primarily in research and post-graduate teaching.
I am currently Pro-Dean of Public Value, and Director of the Centre for Automotive Industry Research.
Professional memberships
Active member of
- Centre for Automotive Industry Research
- Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence
- Sustainable Places Research Institute
Supervisions
Multiple system integration in socio-techical transitions in the automotive industry
Business model innovation for sustainability in new mobility concepts
Corporate power and control in the circular economy, with reference to battery electric vehicles
Contact Details
+44 29208 75717
Aberconway Building, Room B45, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU