Electrifying mobility : realising a sustainable future for the car

Transport is responsible for a growing share of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, emerging as an economic sector for which technical solutions have shown limited benefits and a shift to electric mobility is seen as an essential part of tackling both problems. However, despite e...

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Other Authors Parkhurst, Graham (Editor), Clayton, William (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
SeriesTransport and sustainability ; v. 15.
Subjects
Electric automobiles.
Electric vehicles > Government policy.
Sustainable transportation.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781839826368
DOI10.1108/S2044-9941202215
Physical Description1 online resource (324 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: The political-economic context and environmental imperative
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: The electrification of automobility / Graham Parkhurst
  • Chapter 2. Easy street for low-carbon mobility? The political economy of mass electric car adoption / Cameron Roberts
  • Chapter 3. The energy and emissions case and the lifecycle impact of electric cars / Eckard Helmers
  • Part 2: Overcoming inertia: From internal combustion engine to electric car
  • Chapter 4. Producing the electric car / Peter Wells and Jean-Paul Skeete
  • Chapter 5. Making the market: The transformation pathway to electric car mobility in the Netherlands / Marc Dijk
  • Chapter 6. Choosing the electric car / Colin Whittle and Lorraine Whitmarsh
  • Part 3: Living with the electric car
  • Chapter 7. The effect of electric car adoption on travel patterns / Craig Morton
  • Chapter 8. Becoming an electric car owner: User experience and the ev community / William Clayton
  • Chapter 9. Planning for electric car charging: A review of technologies, criteria and methods / Stefania Boglietti, Martina Carra, Massimiliano Sotgiu, Benedetto Barabino, Michela Bonera, and Giulio Maternini
  • Part 4: Electric cars in the future
  • Chapter 10. Electric cars: The future technological potential / Javier Turienzo, Jesús F. Lampón, Roberto Chico-Tat, and Pablo Cabanelas
  • Chapter 11. Americans' plans for acquiring and using electric, shared and self-driving cars / Neil Quarles, Kara M. Kockelman, and Jooyong Lee
  • Chapter 12. Conclusion: The electric car as a component of future sustainable mobility / Graham Parkhurst and William Clayton.

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