Politics of urban energy transitions: new energy vehicle (NEV) development in Shenzhen, China

Cities are critical arenas for low-carbon energy transitions as a means to address challenges of climate change and sustainable development. The unfolding transition politics during new energy vehicle (NEV) implementation in Shenzhen, China are explored. Two competing processes of urban energy transitions (destabilizing and stabilizing dominant regimes) confront each other in the battleground of urban materiality, particularly the construction of charging infrastructure. Reflexive and interactive transition governance would highlight the learning and adjustment capacities of not only policymakers but also other transition actors.