Development of Intelligent Electric Vehicles and Smart Transportation—2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Electric Vehicles".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2025 | Viewed by 1044
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Interests: intelligent control; optimal energy management; vehicle system dynamics; hybrid and electric vehicles
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to stringent environmental policies and global warming, the technology using green energy sources, which are employed in advanced vehicles, and smart transportation technology have become essential. For intelligent electric vehicles, which differ from internal combustion engine vehicles, traction motors and green energy systems (such as batteries and fuel cells) cause vehicles to produce zero (or few) pollutants, and they also have low-vibration, low-noise, and energy-saving characteristics. Moreover, multiple energy sources or power sources, such as fuel cell/battery vehicles and engine/motor hybrid electric vehicles, maximize output performance while minimizing the inherent drawbacks of single power (or energy) sources. Therefore, proper intelligent control and energy management are crucial considerations. Moreover, with the intelligent control of vehicle dynamics, steering, brakes and chassis, vehicles can be operated more efficiently and stably. Using the signals from sensors and actuators, vehicles must respond rapidly to maintain optimal conditions. Besides the outstanding performance of a single vehicle, intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) have recently attracted increasing research attention due to improved communication and information technologies. By establishing proper infrastructures and implementing rapid information exchange between vehicles and users, traffic management and vehicle supervision can be conducted. Therefore, a highly efficient traffic network can be established. This Special Issue will consider high-quality research and review papers that address the theoretical and application aspects of intelligent vehicles and smart transportation systems. Specific topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles;
- Green energy sources and hybrid powertrains;
- Key components of electric vehicles;
- Intelligent vehicle control and energy management;
- Control of vehicle dynamics and steering;
- Intelligent vehicle systems design and control;
- Applications of neural and fuzzy control systems;
- Vehicle modeling and performance evaluation;
- Information and communication system;
- Real-time simulations and hardware-in-the-loop systems;
- X-by-wire control;
- Advanced driver assistance systems;
- Autonomous vehicle systems;
- Smart traffic management;
- Intelligent transportation systems;
- Human interface and safety enhancement;
- Sensor and actuator technology;
- Transportation policy and traffic planning.
Prof. Dr. Yi-Hsuan Hung
Dr. Hwa-Dong Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electric vehicles
- hybrid vehicles
- intelligent vehicle systems
- intelligent transportation
- autonomous vehicle
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