Alternative Fuels and Power Sources in Vehicles
A special issue of Vehicles (ISSN 2624-8921).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2024) | Viewed by 4031
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mechanical engineering; combustion; supply systems; fuels; alternative fuels; alternative sources of propulsion
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: automotive engineering; alternative powertrain calibration; electric vehicle; model-based system design and calibration; automotive electronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern climate norms are aimed at successively reducing the negative impact of transportation on the environment. In Europe, the adoption of 'Fit for 55' has placed very strict emission requirements on car and light truck manufacturers. The internal combustion engine now requires the support of an additional source of propulsion, most often electric. For the internal combustion engine, alternatives continue to be sought in the form of fuels with reduced carbon content or those with a smaller carbon footprint. A growing interest in hydrogen as a fuel for reciprocating engines and fuel cells is evident. In addition to power propulsion in the form of the internal combustion engine, hybrid system, electric drives based on batteries, or fuel cells, some hopes are being pinned on pneumatic propulsion. The broad coverage of the topic of fuel alternatives and power sources in a large range of vehicles is associated with a multiplicity of approaches to the subject. This results in numerous scientific studies that are an excellent source of knowledge and a basis for comparison.
The main purpose of this Special Issue is to collect original publications on the latest theoretical analyses, experimental studies, and computer simulations on alternative fuels used in internal combustion engines and vehicle propulsion sources. This Special Issue is also open to review-type papers. The range of applications of alternative fuels and propulsion sources in vehicles is wide (motorcycles, cars, buses, trucks, trains, etc.). This list does not exclude other areas of research that fall within the scope of propulsion sources used in short- and long-distance transportation.
Dr. Dariusz Szpica
Dr. Bragadeshwaran Ashok
Dr. Hasan Koten
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Vehicles is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- vehicles
- transportation
- alternative power sources
- alternative fuels
- modeling
- experimental research
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