Sustainable Development of Automotive Engineering
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2023) | Viewed by 7385
Special Issue Editor
Interests: co-optimization of low/zero-carbon fuels and engines; basic combustion science and combustion reaction kinetics; vehicle dynamics and powertrain control strategies for hybrid and electric vehicles
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on the current status and future prospects of sustainable mobility and transportation, from production to application and from technology to policy. The revealed relationships can help in shaping an integrated strategy for the planning and development of sustainable mobility and transportation.
For more than a century, the automobile has powered our society and economy, providing us with unprecedented mobility and changing the way in which we work and live. Today, we are in the midst of another revolution as groundbreaking technologies and evolving customer lifestyles transform our vehicles and the way we use them. The sustainable mobility and transportation vision of a zero-crash, zero-emission and zero-congestion future addresses the challenges associated with freedom of movement. This bold, ambitious vision has the potential to save 1.25 million lives each year by eliminating human error—the root cause of more than 90 percent of crashes—and more than 2 billion tons of CO2, allowing commuters to regain the week they spend in traffic.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect empirical studies and review articles of a high standard that address the basic scientific, engineering, economic and social aspects of the sustainable development of automotive engineering, covering both natural and social sciences. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Autonomous and connected vehicles
- Emissions, environment and sustainability
- Manufacturing, materials and lightweighting solutions
- Standards, policies and regulations
- Vehicle dynamics, active safety and control
- Automotive electronics and software
- 5G technologies and applications
- Hydrogen and fuel cells
- Hybrid and electric vehicles
- New generation of internal combustion engines
Dr. Jinlong Liu
Guest Editor
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