Special Issue "E-transportation for Future Sustainability"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Thanikanti Sudhakar Babu
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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad 500075, India
Interests: renewable energy resources; fuel cell technologies; optimization algorithms; energy storage systems; electric vehicles; smart grid; power converters
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Dear Colleagues,

Driven by the global campaign against climate change, the market of electric-powered transportation systems has boomed across the world in recent years. In that context, batteries play an essential role in propelling electromobility. A significant transition toward electric transportation relies upon battery innovation and secure materials for its design and development. The expanding selection of electric vehicles (EV) brings about a critical interest in battery design. There are also various difficulties in providing an increasing supply of EV batteries.

Further, energy storage technologies can enhance the performance of the EV system. To achieve this, energy management between different sources plays a vital role. The main key elements that have led to the rapid growth and development of EVs are connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), location-based transportation, communication, and converter topologies. These emerging technologies will have a huge impact on mobility, safety, transportation, infrastructure for different modes of travel, market variations, and the economies of countries. While achieving these, significant challenges that will be faced include the development of new battery technologies, charging rates, discharging time issues, isolation problems, converter topologies, energy management, and the development of electric vehicles. Furthermore, questions related to the sustainability of e-transportation and associated technologies have also risen. This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from industry, research laboratorie, academia, and government to present challenges and opportunities related to the sustainability of transportation electrification systems.

The main goals of this Special Issue are as follows:

  • To encourage researchers, academicians, and industry experts to prioritize electric vehicle systems.
  • To disseminate high-quality research works and advancements in electric vehicles and battery technologies and infrastructure.

Dr. Thanikanti Sudhakar Babu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • AC and DC vehicle charging topologies
  • power quality management
  • sustainable transportation
  • street transportation
  • battery charging technologies: fast charging and wireless charging technology
  • autonomous and unmanned vehicles
  • charging infrastructure developments
  • state of health estimation
  • technical–economic and market analysis
  • EV integration in smart homes or microgrids as smart grid enablers
  • wireless, static, and dynamic charging techniques
  • vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and grid-to-vehicle (G2V)
  • dynamic control and energy management for all-climate electric vehicles
  • integration and control of batteries into electric vehicles and smart grids
  • analysis of costs and emissions associated with electric mobility
  • power quality, reliability, and security in smart grids
  • energy efficiency and energy storage technologies
  • alternatives to the stationary market for aging vehicle batteries
  • low-voltage powertrains
  • sustainability
  • power electronics for EVs
  • battery recycling technologies
  • EVs with economic and environmental issues
  • environmental impact and life-cycle assessment of electric mobility
  • energy storage

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Battery Electric Bus Network: Efficient Design and Cost Comparison of Different Powertrains
Sustainability 2021, 13(9), 4745; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094745 - 23 Apr 2021
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Recent advances in the electromobility of bus fleets improve transit service sustainability but require the development of vehicle recharging facilities. The paper defines a methodology to design an efficient transit network operated by battery electric buses in cities with grid-shaped road network, based [...] Read more.
Recent advances in the electromobility of bus fleets improve transit service sustainability but require the development of vehicle recharging facilities. The paper defines a methodology to design an efficient transit network operated by battery electric buses in cities with grid-shaped road network, based on continuous approximations. An analytical model defines the optimal network configuration that minimizes the agency cost, the monetization of emissions and the travel time of transit users. The analytical model allows the comparison of total cost, emissions and bus performance to other fuel powertrains. The methodology is tested in Guadalajara (Mexico) to propose an alternative bus configuration, outperforming the current bus service and reducing the agency cost and environmental impact. The analytical model justifies the network rationalization in fewer routes to reduce the total cost of the system. The deployment of standard battery electric buses with opportunity charging scheme obtains the lowest total cost of the system. Full article
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Framing Electric Mobility for Urban Sustainability in a Circular Economy Context: An Overview of the Literature
Sustainability 2021, 13(14), 7786; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147786 - 12 Jul 2021
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The development of electro-mobility is one of the centerpieces of European country attempts to reduce carbon emissions and increase the quality of life in cities. The goals of reducing emissions from the transport sector and phasing out fossil-fueled vehicles in (urban) transport by [...] Read more.
The development of electro-mobility is one of the centerpieces of European country attempts to reduce carbon emissions and increase the quality of life in cities. The goals of reducing emissions from the transport sector and phasing out fossil-fueled vehicles in (urban) transport by 2050 present unrivaled opportunities to foster electro-mobility. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature and provides a detailed analysis of the current development of electro-mobility in Europe, assessing social, economic, and environmental aspects under a circular economy (CE) context. It also examines the existing challenges and suggests ways of addressing them towards improving the environmental performance of electro-mobility and the urban quality of life. The paper argues that a narrow technology-only agenda in electro-mobility will be less successful without the imperative of the CE, including not just materials and resources but also energy, to unlock the medium-term co-benefits of de-carbonization of both the transport as well as the building and energy sectors. The paper critically reviews some of the anticipated future developments that may guide the growth of this rapidly growing field into a CE. Full article
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