Electric vehicles: solution or new problem?

Amela Ajanovic () and Reinhard Haas
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Amela Ajanovic: Vienna University of Technology, TU Wien
Reinhard Haas: Vienna University of Technology, TU Wien

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2018, vol. 20, issue 1, No 2, 7-22

Abstract: Abstract Since electric vehicles (EVs) have been recognized as a technology that reduces local air pollution while improving transport energy security, they have been promoted in many countries. Yet, mainly due to their high costs, especially in the case of pure battery electric vehicles, and a lack of proper infrastructure, the use of EVs is still very limited. In this paper, some of the major barriers and the future challenges are discussed. The current problems are mainly attributed to two categories: (1) the battery performances and costs, as well as battery production including issue of material availability and (2) environmental benefits of EVs depending on the sources used for the electricity generation and their carbon intensity. The major conclusions are that (1) research and development with respect to batteries has by far the highest priority and (2) it has to be ensured that the electricity used in EVs is generated largely from renewable energy sources.

Keywords: Battery; Costs; Emissions; Lithium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-018-0190-3

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