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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 5735

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Prof. Dr. Zhigang Jiang

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Hubei Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering, Wuhan University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
Interests: green manufacturing and remanufacturing; intelligent manufacturing; low-carbon design and manufacturing
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Dr. Xumei Zhang

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School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, , Wuhan University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
Interests: green manufacturing; green logistics

Dr. Wei Yan

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School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Wuhan University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
Interests: green manufacturing and remanufacturing; low carbon manufacturing

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Dear Colleagues,

Since the transportation industry is one of the most responsible agents for the depletion of fossil fuels and environmental pollution, electric vehicles and renewable energy sources in transportation are playing a significant role in promoting sustainable transportation systems. The electric vehicle battery is the heart of the electric vehicle and plays a vital role in the development of the electric vehicle industry. Electric vehicles and sustainable electric vehicle batteries are receiving greater concern in the world due to the Paris Climate Agreement with the announcement of carbon emission targets by various countries. As an important part to be considered in the development of the electric vehicle industry, sustainable electric vehicle batteries are instrumental in saving resources, protecting the environment, and promoting a circular economy. Meanwhile, a recycling network enables more efficient electric vehicle battery recycling and promotes sustainable electric vehicle batteries, which is considered to be the key to electric vehicle battery recycling.

The idea of a ‘sustainable electric vehicle battery and recycling network’ applies to all aspects of the electric vehicle battery, from the sustainable design of the battery to its post-recycling use. In this Special Issue, we will focus on publishing original research works on the sustainable supply chain of electric vehicle batteries, recycling network design, product life cycle assessment, and other research articles on the sustainable technologies and methodologies about sustainable electric vehicle batteries.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide the latest advancements and contributions in Electric Vehicle Batteries and their recycling network, with a focus on the innovative models, technologies, methodologies and algorithms aiming at providing a good starting point for researchers entering these research areas. It seeks to attract a series of high-quality studies in terms of ideas, approaches and technologies. Papers that address a relevant topic involving empirical case studies, survey findings, and literature reviews that address are welcome.

The potential topics covered by the Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Low carbon recycling and disassembly of electric vehicle batteries;

(2) Cascade utilization technologies of electric vehicle batteries;

(3) Optimization design for sustainable recycling network, logistics, or supply chain;

(4) Carbon footprint analysis of electric vehicle batteries;

(5) Technologies and methodologies of mitigating CO₂ emissions.

Prof. Dr. Zhigang Jiang
Dr. Xumei Zhang
Dr. Wei Yan
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recycling
cascade utilization
carbon footprint

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A Study on the Evolution of Competition in China’s Auto Market Considering Market Capacity Constraints and a Game Payoff Matrix: Based on the Dual Credit Policy

by Ying Xie, Jie Wu, Hannian Zhi, Muhammad Riaz and Liangpeng Wu

Sustainability 2023, 15(4), 3410; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043410 - 13 Feb 2023

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The dual credit policy is currently the main starting point for China to achieve the green and sustainable development of the auto market. However, the policy’s impact on future market development remains unclear. It is necessary to consider the market capacity constraints and the market competition environment. By researching the impact of the dual credit policy on the micro-decision-making of automakers and the long-term evolution of the macro-auto market, the effect of the dual credit policy on the Chinese auto industry is obtained. This paper considers the market capacity constraint, combines the competitive relationship and game payment matrix between NEV makers and CFV makers, constructs a game model of the competition density between NEVs and CFVs, simulates the development and evolution of China’s auto market size, and analyzes the effect of the quantitative parameters of the dual credit policy on the auto market. The results show that: (1) the increase in NEV makers’ sale of credits will stimulate their production incentives, and the increase in conventional fuel vehicle (CFV) makers’ cost of purchasing credits will reduce their production incentives; (2) tightened fuel consumption standards for CFVs has an enhanced stimulating effect on the increase in the market share of NEVs, which can effectively reduce the market share of CFVs; (3) the price of credits facilitates the growth of the NEV market share, but credit prices that are too high do not stimulate the growth of the NEV market share to a significant degree; (4) the increase in the proportion of credits required for NEVs and the increase in the price of credits together help to reduce the market share of CFVs and increase the market share of NEVs. Full article

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The Impact of Knowledge Power on Enterprise Breakthrough Innovation: From the Perspective of Boundary-Spanning Dual Search

by Jianjun Wang, Ning Cao, Yulu Wang and Yu Wang

Sustainability 2022, 14(17), 10980; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141710980 - 02 Sep 2022

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Breakthrough innovation is key for enterprises to achieve extraordinary development, transformation and upgrading. In the open innovation environment, breakthrough innovation activities are considered to be closely related to enterprise knowledge power and external search strategies. However, there has been no systematic empirical study to explore the internal relationships among the three factors mentioned above. Based on resource dependence theory, this paper explored the impact of knowledge power on enterprise breakthrough innovation from the perspective of boundary-spanning dual search, and examined the moderating effect of absorptive capacity. Using the sample data of 239 knowledge intensive enterprises from China, this paper empirically tested the research hypothesis. The results showed that: (1) the two dimensions of knowledge power (including knowledge control and knowledge influence) have a significant positive impact on enterprise breakthrough innovation; (2) the breadth and depth of boundary-spanning search play a mediating role between knowledge power and enterprise breakthrough innovation; (3) enterprise absorptive capacity significantly strengthens the positive effect of boundary-spanning search on enterprise breakthrough innovation. This study clarified the relationship between knowledge power and breakthrough innovation and provided theoretical support for enterprises to actively take advantage of knowledge power to improve their breakthrough innovation performance. Full article

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Study on the Factors Influencing on the Carbon Emissions of Shaanxi Province’s Transportation Industry in China

by Changzheng Zhu, Sha Yang and Pengbo Liu

Sustainability 2022, 14(14), 8610; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148610 - 14 Jul 2022

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Carbon peaking in the transportation industry is of great significance to achieving the goals of carbon peaks and carbon neutrality. By correcting the energy consumption data of Shaanxi province’s transportation industry in China, adding the energy consumption data of non-operating vehicles to the total energy consumptions and building a more accurate calculation model for the carbon emissions of provincial transportation industry, this paper studies the contribution of the population size, the economic growth, the energy intensity, the energy structure, and the industrial scale of transportation to the carbon emissions, respectively, through the construction of a Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) model. The result shows that the carbon emissions of Shaanxi province’s transportation industry in China increased from 15.730 million tons to 24.652 million tons from 2009 to 2019. Among them, the carbon emissions of the non-operating activities grew rapidly, increasing from 2.694 million tons to 10.334 million tons in the past 10 years. Within the research range, the economic growth effect is the most important factor driving the growth of the carbon emissions of Shaanxi province’s transportation industry in China, increasing total carbon emissions by 22.701 million tons. The energy intensity effect and the industrial scale effect of transportation play the main role in inhibiting the carbon emissions of Shaanxi province’s transportation industry in China, with a cumulative reduction in the total carbon emissions by 13.869 million tons. Full article

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