The　electric　vehicle　enterprise　is　a　key　force　in　meeting　net　zero　targets,　which　is　related　to　the　future　of　the　industry.　In　the　context　of　business　ecosystems,　electric　vehicle　enterprises　need　to　build　competitive　advantages　to　seek　sustainable　development.　However,　existing　research　mainly　uses　qualitative　methods　to　explore　the　construction　of　business　ecological　advantage,　lacking　empirical　data　to　support　the　combined　effects　of　different　factors.　So,　based　on　three　hundred　and　twelve　questionnaires　from　electric　vehicle　enterprises,　this　study　analyses　the　configuration　effects　of　five　factors　on　business　ecological　advantage　from　the　perspectives　of　resources　and　capabilities　using　fuzzy-set　qualitative　comparative　analysis,　thereby　revealing　the　multiple　concurrent　mechanisms　for　constructing　business　ecological　advantage.　The　conclusions　are　as　follows:　firstly,　resource　orchestration,　ecological　niche,　organizational　creativity,　organizational　unlearning,　and　organizational　resilience　are　not　necessary　conditions　for　constructing　business　ecological　advantage　when　they　work　alone;　Secondly,　there　are　three　paths　to　promote　the　construction　of　business　ecological　advantage,　namely　resource-driven　value　transformation,　learning-driven　value　transformation,　and　resource　orchestration-driven　value　growth.　Thirdly,　this　study　also　identifies　four　paths　that　inhibit　the　construction　of　business　ecological　advantage,　which　have　an　asymmetric　relationship　with　the　promoting　construction　of　business　ecological　advantage.　This　study　expands　the　theory　of　business　ecological　advantages　based　on　configurational　thinking　and　uses　empirical　data　to　support　the　effective　path　of　constructing　business　ecological　advantage.　And,　this　study　provides　a　strategic　reference　for　global　traditional　companies　and　new　forces　in　car　manufacturing　to　construct　business　ecological　advantages.　©　2024　Elsevier　Ltd