Innovation Segment : Non-storage EV components

In fact

Architectural innovation in the automotive industry : Tesla and the renaissance of the battery electric vehicle

With the launch of the Tesla Model S all-electric premium sedan, it is evident that, in at least some segments of the automotive market, there is significant demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that have fundamentally different, and for these segments at least, superior attributes to conventional gasoline-powered, gasoline-electric hybrids or previous generations of battery-powered electric vehicles. It appears that BEVs may be in the trajectory to become the dominant design in the automotive industry, replacing the internal combustion engine (ICE) architecture. Tesla's architectural innovation is both in the product and the process domains, its essential difference being how the system architecture evolved from clearly defined stakeholder's needs to elements of function and form as the embodiment of a state-of-the art concept.


Relevant for

  • Mechanical engineer
  • Automobile engineer
  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Power electronics engineer
  • Chemical engineer
  • Civil or construction engineer
  • Structural engineer
  • Material sciences professional
  • Power engineer
  • Industrial engineer
  • Roads & road transportation engineer

Innovation sector

  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics & communications
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Logistics & transportation

Other In fact

Stakeholders

  • University researcher
  • Corporate researcher
  • Startup or entrepreneur
  • Solution provider