The global commitment to decarbonizing the transport sector has resulted in an unabated
growth in the markets for electric vehicles and their batteries. Consequently, the demand for …

The planetary boundaries concept has profoundly changed the vocabulary and
representation of global environmental issues. We bring a critical social science perspective …

The REPowerEU plan redefines the European Union (EU) energy transition agenda in
response to the Russia-Ukraine war. Formally, it aims to boost green growth, defend liberal …

Plastics have transformed the automotive industry, contributing substantially to automobile
design, weight reduction, fuel efficiency, safety, and sustainability. This review paper …

Within Europe's regulatory state, industrial policy has largely remained within national
governments' remit. Yet, a plethora of new supra-and cross-national industrial policy …

Jobs are essential for social inclusion, raising taxes, and guaranteeing the financial
resilience of (welfare) states. At the same time, the Sustainable Development Goals, the …

The transport sector is the major contributor to accelerating CO 2 emissions, with the highest
proportion stemming from road transport and passenger cars. At the same time, the …

Social-ecological transformations are necessarily political. That is, they are shaped by
intentional interventions to steer societies and its metabolism but also by conflicts and power …

In recent years, structural batteries have received great attention for future automotive
application in which a load-bearing car panel is used as an energy storage. However, based …

In the last few decades, the fast technological development has caused high
competitiveness among companies, encouraging a pursuit for strategies that allow them to …