Navigating Supply Chain Shortages in the Transition to Sustainable Transportation: The Role of Critical Materials Beyond Batteries †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Importance of Critical Materials in Sustainable Transportation
3. Supply Chain Shortages
4. Solutions and Mitigation Strategies
4.1. Legislative Actions
4.2. Technological Solutions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Artudean, D.; Kertész, N.; Popa, D.-C.; Bacali, L.; Szabó, L. Navigating Supply Chain Shortages in the Transition to Sustainable Transportation: The Role of Critical Materials Beyond Batteries. Eng. Proc. 2024, 79, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2024079013
Artudean D, Kertész N, Popa D-C, Bacali L, Szabó L. Navigating Supply Chain Shortages in the Transition to Sustainable Transportation: The Role of Critical Materials Beyond Batteries. Engineering Proceedings. 2024; 79(1):13. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2024079013
Chicago/Turabian StyleArtudean, Diana, Norbert Kertész, Dan-Cristian Popa, Laura Bacali, and Loránd Szabó. 2024. "Navigating Supply Chain Shortages in the Transition to Sustainable Transportation: The Role of Critical Materials Beyond Batteries" Engineering Proceedings 79, no. 1: 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2024079013
APA StyleArtudean, D., Kertész, N., Popa, D.-C., Bacali, L., & Szabó, L. (2024). Navigating Supply Chain Shortages in the Transition to Sustainable Transportation: The Role of Critical Materials Beyond Batteries. Engineering Proceedings, 79(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2024079013