Special Issue "Trends in the Development of Electric Vehicle"
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "Electric Vehicles".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.
Special Issue Editor
Interests: transformation of electric public transport operation; increase of electromobility (especially in public transport); development of battery drives; competition between trolleybuses and electric buses; evaluation of the development of urban electric transport; spatial analysis; smart cities
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Guest Editor is inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Trends in the Development of Electric Vehicle”.
Reduction of pollutant emissions concerns in particular transport as one of the main emitters. The development of electromobility is becoming the main task that applies to both developed and developing countries, as well as those with less economic development. Modern battery technologies allow the spread of zero-emission vehicles that do not emit pollution at the place of use. They also allow you to cover ever greater distances without having to invest in the overhead contact line. This is particularly important in city centers, in highly urbanized areas, as well as in historic centers, where it is not possible to build appropriate infrastructure. The miniaturization of battery technologies also allows for the rapid development of individual transport vehicles, such as electric bikes, scooters and of course cars.
This issue will publish articles dealing with issues related to:
- development of electric vehicles,
- possibilities of their dissemination,
- increasing spatial accessibility of EV,
- electric vehicle development policy,
- studies on the assessment of the development of electric vehicles,
- comparative studies of various solutions of energy storage and electric drives.
Dr. Marcin Połom
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Electromobility
- Electric public transport
- Tramways
- Electric buses
- Trolleybuses
- EV
- Electric cars
- E-bicycles
- Power storage
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Social, spatial and economic context of electromobility development and difussion in public transport: an evolutionary approach
Authors: Łukasz Fiedeń, Robert Guzik, Krzysztof Gwosdz, Katarzyna Hetmańczyk, Arkadiusz Kołoś, Jakub Łodziński, Jakub Taczanowski
Affiliation: Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Kraków, Poland
Abstract: Development of low or zero emission urban public transportation (UPT) is one of key challenges on the way to achieve the 2015 Paris Agreement target and to move towards sustainable mobility. This paper aims to examine the development of electromobility in UPT in Polish cities and to study factors influencing them. The study draws on author’s own database of all 242 UPT systems in Poland combined with public statistics on cities and urban areas. Our analysis show that cities which are electromobility innovators and leaders substantially differ from other cities by being more populous, more prosperous, economically vital and with better educated and more entrepreneurial citizens. The influence of proximity and links with other cities as factor influencing the diffusion of electromobility innovation is indicated. Also the issues discussed concern also the institutional context as well as influence of external funds (UE structural funds) and incentives playing an important role.
Title: The impact of transport policy and technological changes on the increase in spatial accessibility to trolleybus transport on the example of Lublin (Poland)
Authors: Sławomir Goliszek (1), Marcin Połom (2)
Affiliation: (1) Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-818 Warszawa, Poland
(2) Department of Regional Development, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, University of Gdańsk, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland
Abstract: In transport research, transport exclusion is a common focus. Usually, this phenomenon is defined as an area with difficult or no public transport connections. The article deals with a similar issue, but on the city scale in terms of transport exclusion understood as the lack of public electric transport connections. The development of electromobility in public transport is currently a common issue, but so far it has not been considered in terms of fairness in access to this type of connections. Climate change is leading to inevitable changes in public transport. Transport transformation activities are underway in most developed and developing countries. In public transport, this is about replacing diesel buses with other vehicles that are less harmful to the environment and have a less negative impact on climate change. The share of hybrid, gas, electric and hydrogen buses is increasing. The importance of trolleybuses equipped with on-board batteries is also growing. The article analyzes, using the example of the trolleybus transport system in Lublin in Poland, how sustainable development and shaping communication connections using this type of vehicles can contribute to reducing the exclusion in access to environmentally friendly public transport. The existing trolleybus traction infrastructure combined with the modern technology of on-board batteries allows for a more flexible connection than in the case of replacing diesel buses with electric buses.