The environmental performance of current and future passenger vehicles: Life cycle assessment based on a novel scenario analysis framework

C Bauer, J Hofer, HJ Althaus, A Del Duce, A Simons - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper contains an evaluation of the environmental performance of a comprehensive set
of current and future mid-size passenger vehicles. We present a comparative Life Cycle …

Cradle-to-Gate life cycle assessment of recycling processes for carbon fibers: A case study of ex-ante life cycle assessment for commercially feasible pyrolysis and …

K Kawajiri, M Kobayashi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste that derives from manufacturing processes and end-of-life products of the
transportation industry is a cause of increasing concern globally. Therefore, systems must be …

A critical review on lightweight design of battery pack enclosure for electric vehicles

A Dhoke, A Dalavi - International Journal of Sustainable …, 2021 - unijourn.com
An electric vehicle battery pack which is a gathering of battery modules which subsequently
comprised of the battery cell is a primary source of control transmission for an Electric …

Adopting a conversion design approach to maximize the energy density of battery packs in electric vehicles

E Pierri, V Cirillo, T Vietor, M Sorrentino - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Innovative vehicle concepts have been developed in the past years in the automotive sector,
including alternative drive systems such as hybrid and battery electric vehicles, so as to …

Passive/active BTMS for EV lithium-ion batteries

C Alaoui - IEEE transactions on vehicular technology, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work is about a thermal management system of prismatic lithium-ion batteries for
electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid vehicles. Solid state thermoelectric modules (TEMs) were …

Comparing the mass, energy, and cost effects of lightweighting in conventional and electric passenger vehicles

J Hofer, E Wilhelm, W Schenler - Journal of Sustainable Development …, 2014 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak In this work the effect of weight reduction using advanced lightweight materials on
the mass, energy use, and cost of conventional and battery electric passenger vehicles is …

Exploring the applicability of circular design criteria for electric vehicle batteries

A Picatoste, D Justel, JMF Mendoza - Procedia CIRP, 2022 - Elsevier
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) represent a promising solution to mitigate carbon emissions
by road transportation. However, life cycle assessment (LCA) studies on BEVs have …

Reframing automotive fuel efficiency

AB Lovins - … of Sustainable Transportation, Energy, Environment, & …, 2020 - sae.org
Electric powertrains' astounding recent progress often eclipses comparable energy-saving
potential from aggressively reducing tractive load, especially by ambitious lightweighting …

Topology optimization-driven design of added rib architecture system for enhanced free vibration response of thin-wall plastic components used in the automotive …

JO Remigio-Reyes, IE Garduño… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
A relentless paradigm switch in the automotive industry is being witnessed, where traditional
combustion engines are progressively replacing with electric counterparts. In order to …

Effect of secondary aging of EN AC 43200 Aluminum alloy to mechanical properties

B Baksan, İ Çelikyürek, Y Kılıç - The International Journal of …, 2020 - dergipark.org.tr
In this study EN-AC 43200 Aluminum alloy was subjected to secondary or interrupted aging
following a T6 heat treatment. The 43200 alloy is a used widely in automotive industry for …