Electric cars: technical characteristics and environmental impacts

E Helmers, P Marx - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2012 - Springer
Background Electric vehicles have been identified as being a key technology in reducing
future emissions and energy consumption in the mobility sector. The focus of this article is to …

Sustainability analysis of the electric vehicle use in Europe for CO2 emissions reduction

LC Casals, E Martinez-Laserna, BA García… - Journal of cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Electric vehicles are considered the most promising alternative to internal combustion
engine vehicles towards a cleaner transportation sector. Having null tailpipe emissions …

Well-to-wheel analysis of greenhouse gas emissions for electric vehicles based on electricity generation mix: A global perspective

JR Woo, H Choi, J Ahn - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the transport sector, electric vehicles (EVs) are widely accepted as the next technology
paradigm, capable of solving the environmental problems associated with internal …

Optimal location of charging stations for electric vehicles in a neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal

I Frade, A Ribeiro, G Gonçalves… - Transportation …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Growing concerns about environmental issues have led to the consideration of alternatives
to current mobility. Electric mobility is one such alternative that is receiving a great deal of …

Suitable location selection for the electric vehicle fast charging station with AHP and fuzzy AHP methods using GIS

D Guler, T Yomralioglu - Annals of GIS, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Electric vehicles arouse interest since they not only contribute economies of countries in the
context of dependency to oil but also support to more livable and sustainable urban areas …

Environmental feasibility of re-use of electric vehicle batteries

L Ahmadi, A Yip, M Fowler, SB Young… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The environmental feasibility of re-using electric vehicle (EV) batteries at their automotive
end-of-life into stationary applications was analyzed in a parameterized life cycle model. The …

The Norwegian support and subsidy policy of electric cars. Should it be adopted by other countries?

B Holtsmark, A Skonhoft - Environmental science & policy, 2014 - Elsevier
As a result of generous policies to increase the use of electric vehicles (EVs), the sales of
EVs in Norway are rapidly increasing. This in sharp contrast to most other rich countries …

Sensitivity analysis in the life-cycle assessment of electric vs. combustion engine cars under approximate real-world conditions

E Helmers, J Dietz, M Weiss - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study compares the environmental impacts of petrol, diesel, natural gas, and electric
vehicles using a process-based attributional life cycle assessment (LCA) and the ReCiPe …

Effect of electricity generation mix on battery electric vehicle adoption and its environmental impact

H Choi, J Shin, JR Woo - Energy Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are gaining much attention as the next technology paradigm
in the transport sector because it can mitigate the environmental problems, such as …

Quantifying load flexibility of electric vehicles for renewable energy integration

A Schuller, CM Flath, S Gottwalt - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Electric vehicles (EVs) are a new load type with considerable temporal flexibility. This work
evaluates to what extent EV fleets (based on empirical driving profiles from two distinct …