Smart Mobility Integration in Smart Cities
A special issue of Smart Cities (ISSN 2624-6511).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: renewable energy; technologies photovoltaics; energy management; microgrids optimization
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Interests: power system modeling and control; renewable energy integration; microgrids
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The accelerating adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), driven by advances in battery technologies and high-power charging capabilities, has introduced significant challenges and opportunities within energy systems and urban infrastructure. As EV charging demands continue to grow, the resulting stress on distribution networks becomes a critical concern, calling for the development of smart, integrated solutions that ensure grid stability, flexibility, and energy efficiency.
This Special Session focuses on the bidirectional interaction between electric vehicles and energy systems, with particular emphasis on Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies, including Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), Vehicle-to-Building (V2B), and Vehicle-to-Home (V2H). These paradigms enable dynamic energy exchange between EVs and external systems, transforming vehicles into Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) capable of supporting load balancing, peak shaving, frequency regulation, backup power services and optimization of the power produced by photovoltaic systems.
The successful integration of EVs into microgrids and smart urban environments demands the implementation of coordinated control strategies, interoperable communication protocols, advanced power electronics, and optimized Energy Management Systems (EMSs).
This Special Issue welcomes high-quality contributions addressing technical architectures, control and power distribution algorithms, power interface design, demand-side management strategies, simulation and modeling techniques, microgrids combined with EV charging stations, and real implementations of EV-integrated energy systems.
Dr. Andrea Bonfiglio
Dr. Manuela Minetti
Dr. Riccardo Loggia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations
- V2X applications (vehicle to everything)
- electric vehicles integrated in smart grids and LV microgrids
- electric vehicle integration with renewable energy sources
- electric vehicles car parks
- vehicle aggregation and fleet management
- energy management systems (EMSs)
- power electronics for EV applications
- urban energy resilience and flexibility
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