Lightweighting electric vehicles: Scoping review of life cycle assessments

A Cimprich, K Sadayappan, SB Young - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, we discuss our comprehensive scoping review of the existing literature on
“lightweighting” of electric vehicles from a life cycle assessment perspective. Lightweighting …

Life cycle engineering of lightweight structures

C Herrmann, W Dewulf, M Hauschild, A Kaluza, S Kara… - Cirp Annals, 2018 - Elsevier
Lightweight structures are increasingly necessary to meet current engineering requirements.
Weight reduction in diverse applications such as automobiles or machine tools is achieved …

Future material demand for automotive lithium-based batteries

C Xu, Q Dai, L Gaines, M Hu, A Tukker… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
The world is shifting to electric vehicles to mitigate climate change. Here, we quantify the
future demand for key battery materials, considering potential electric vehicle fleet and …

Experimental investigation on mechanical properties of carbon nanotube‐reinforced epoxy composites for automobile application

A Merneedi, L Natrayan, S Kaliappan… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes are established as a superior form of carbon. These have superior
characteristics in terms of mechanical and chemical properties when compared to the other …

[HTML][HTML] The limits of transport decarbonization under the current growth paradigm

I De Blas, M Mediavilla, I Capellán-Pérez… - Energy Strategy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Achieving ambitious reductions in greenhouse gases (GHG) is particularly challenging for
transportation due to the technical limitations of replacing oil-based fuels. We apply the …

Assessing the European electric-mobility transition: emissions from electric vehicle manufacturing and use in relation to the EU greenhouse gas emission targets

C Tang, A Tukker, B Sprecher… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The European Union (EU) has set a 37.5% GHG reduction target in 2030 for the mobility
sector, relative to 1990 levels. This requires increasing the share of zero-emission …

A rough-fermatean DEMATEL approach for sustainable development evaluation for the manufacturing industry

FC Kao, SC Huang, HW Lo - International journal of fuzzy systems, 2022 - Springer
With the increasing awareness of the importance of sustainable development, the evaluation
of sustainability performance for the manufacturing has become an emerging issue of …

Life cycle impact assessment of different manufacturing technologies for automotive CFRP components

A Forcellese, M Marconi, M Simoncini, A Vita - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
A comparative life cycle assessment analysis among pressure bag molding and bag
molding with autoclave for the manufacturing of car components in carbon fiber reinforced …

Experimental and numerical investigation into the dynamic impact responses of CFRP header rail

Q Liu, Y Lu, J Jiang, X Yan, Q Li - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of composite materials in vehicle thin-walled structure has attracted more
and more interest by carmakers. This study aimed to investigate into the dynamic impact …

Cold chain transportation energy conservation and emission reduction based on phase change materials under dual‑carbon background: A review

Y Chen, X Zhang, J Ji, C Zhang - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
With the dual‑carbon strategy and residents' consumption upgrading the cold chain industry
faces opportunities as well as challenges, in which the phase change cold storage …