International Journal of Innovative Technology and Research
Abstract
In this study, a survey of research papers on utilization of natural gas–hydrogen mixtures in internal combustion engines is carried out. The study addresses the issue of technological "lock-in" and the possibilities of escape from it. Earlier literature on technological lock-in has tended to focus on inter-industry sources of positive feedbacks that are at the core of the technological lock-in phenomena. This study draws attention to the importance of inter-industry sources in contributing to technological lock-in. Several possible avenues of escape from lock-in are discussed: crisis in existing technology, regulation, technological breakthroughs, changes in taste, emergence of niche markets, and new scientific results. The study includes a brief history of the competition among automobile technologies. This literature study will help any researcher to do further research easily by following all papers collected and listed under reference
