The Global Rise of the Modern Plug‐In Electric Vehicle: Public Policy, Innovation, and Strategy, By John D. Graham (Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc, 2021), 496 pp. $157.50, ISBN: 978 180,088012 2

• Published date: 01 January 2023
• Author: Saba Siddiki
• Date: 01 January 2023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13580

DOI: 10.1111/puar.13580

The Global Rise of the

Modern Plug-In Electric

Vehicle: Public Policy,

Innovation, and Strategy

By John D. Graham (Northampton, MA:

Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc, 2021),

496 pp. $157.50, ISBN: 978 180,088012 2

Saba Siddiki

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA

Correspondence

Saba Siddiki, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.

Email: ssiddiki@syr.edu

The Global Rise of the Modern Plug-In Electric Vehicle:

Public Policy, Innovation, and Strategy by John

D. Graham begins and ends with the question: are we

standing on the precipice of a revolution in propulsion

not seen since the horse and buggy? To address this

question, Graham provides a rich overview of the his-

tory of the electric vehicle in countries around the

world, replete with details about the technological

characteristics of these vehicles, how their components

embed within a globally sprawling and fundamentally

interconnected supply chain, and how consumers have

responded to them over time. This overview uncovers

trends in the production, consumption, and policy

influencing the development and use of electric vehi-

cles that portend (or do not) the kind of revolution Gra-

ham references in the focal question that guides the

discussion of the book.

Importantly, however, this book should not be taken as

one that will solely appeal to the automobile and technol-

ogy enthusiast. Indeed, what emerges from this historical

overview of a particular technology is a tale of policy and

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