When Cars Go Electric: Understanding The Tipping Points Transforming Transportation - CleanTechnica

The article "When Cars Go Electric: Understanding The Tipping Points Transforming Transportation" from CleanTechnica explores the rapid shift from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) through the lens of three complementary theories: diffusion of innovations, logistic growth (the s-curve), and complex adaptive systems. These frameworks collectively explain that technological adoption is not gradual but occurs in sharp bursts once critical thresholds are crossed, rapidly transforming industries and creating opportunities for new market entrants while challenging established businesses. Central to the discussion is Everett Rogers’ diffusion of innovations theory, which segments adopters into five groups: innovators (2.5%), early adopters (13.5%), early majority (34%), late majority (34%), and laggards (16%). Innovators, exemplified by early Tesla Roadster buyers, embrace new technology despite high costs and inconvenience. Early adopters follow, motivated by practical benefits despite some limitations, as seen with early Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S buyers. The