Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles in Urban Transport Systems: The Current State, Plans, and Technical Requirements

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, due to the necessity to limit vehicle traffic in cities and increasing restrictions for the automotive industry, alternative drive vehicles are becoming increasingly more often used in urban transport systems. While the production of electric or hydrogen vehicles is no longer a challenge, their proper functioning in urban transport systems prompts an abundance of significant problems occurring on various levels, ranging from relevant legislative requirements and the implementation of restrictions to ensuring an appropriate logistics service, including charging networks for electric vehicles or hydrogen refueling.

A separate issue is also the technical and technological requirements that directly relate to architectural and engineering constraints, e.g., safety rules, the presence of an appropriate power level, etc. Moreover, there is also the problem of the proper functioning of the network fleet of vehicles equipped with electric or hydrogen propulsion, not forgetting taxis, vehicles from shared mobility services or vehicles from, for example, courier networks or municipal services, e.g., cleaning services, city guards, etc.

All the challenges related to the proper functioning of electric and hydrogen vehicles in urban transport systems are current and interesting research issues. Therefore, this Special Issue is devoted to the current state, plans, and technical requirements for electric and hydrogen vehicles in urban transport systems, as well as being dedicated to promoting the investigation of the latest research in electric and hydrogen vehicles in the context of sustainable smart cities. Any research regarding the analysis of the current status and development of vehicles or their networks, plans and forecasts, calculations, theoretical and practical discussions, as well as case studies are very welcome.

Dr. Katarzyna Turoń
Dr. Andrzej Kubik
Prof. Dr. Bogusław Łazarz
Guest Editors

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