Challenges and Opportunities in Electromobility

Dear Colleagues,

Electromobility is envisaged to play a crucial role in the decarbonisation of our cities, specifically in reducing the air and noise pollutions caused by traditional transportation systems. Despite the fact that an increasing number of electric vehicles (EVs) is introduced to our cities, their amount is still not comparable to that of combustion-engine ones. Seamless integration of EVs into our daily lives has not happened yet due to (1) insufficient charging infrastructure compared to the availability of petrol stations, (2) limited long-distance travelling range (i.e., 200–350 km) and (3) long charging times.

ICT together with IoT (Internet of Things) are promising technologies in enabling smart services that on the one hand tackle the above-mentioned challenges of electromobility and on the other hand demonstrate new opportunities for seamless integration of EVs. However, in order that such services receive the acceptance of the citizens of our modern cities, security and interoperability aspects need to be taken into account. Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has received a lot of attention as an emerging new technology, which provides means for forecasting which is necessary in the decision making within the context of Electromobility.        

This Special Issue aims at discussing the existing and new challenges as well as opportunities of electromobility. To this end, the submission of scientific contributions is recommended that (1) tackle topics of interoperability, security, as well as machine learning techniques and (2) demonstrate the advancements in the state-of-the-art focusing on the different involved stakeholders of electromobility (e.g., charging service provider, distribution system operator, EV users), application of demand-side management (DSM) ,and dynamic pricing schemes.

Prof. Dr. Robert Basmadjian
Guest Editor

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