Table 2 The major parameters and notations.

From: Dynamic optimization and coordination of the new energy vehicle supply chain based on credit trading and green innovation

Decision variables

 \(p_{i}(t)\)

Unit sales price of the NEV i at time t, \(i=1, 2\)

 \(\omega _i(t)\)

Unit wholesale price of the NEV i at time t, \(i=1, 2\)

 g(t)

The green innovation level of the NEV manufacturer at time t

State variable

 m(t)

The energy efficiency of NEVs at time t

Parameters

 \(\mu\)

The NEV green innovation effectiveness parameter

 \(\eta\)

the rate of decay of energy efficiency levels of NEVs

 \(\alpha _{i}\)

The market volume of the NEV i, \(i=1, 2\)

 \(\varphi\)

The level of demand expansion for greening innovations in the NEV

 \(\beta\)

The price sensitivity coefficient for the NEV

 \(\gamma\)

The cross-price sensitivity coefficient

 \(c_{i}\)

The initial unit production cost of the NEV, \(i=1, 2\)

 \(c_{0}\)

The marginal cost of production due to the energy efficiency level of the NEV

 k

Green innovation cost coefficient

 h

The price of an NEV unit credit

 \(\theta\)

The percentage an NEV that translates into a unit credit

 \(\rho\)

Discount factor