Standards for fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions are implemented worldwide in most light-duty vehicle markets. Regulatory drive cycles, defined as specific time-speed patterns, are used to measure levels of fuel ...

The drive to ban diesel vehicles is well underway in several major European cities with the aim of improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and similar plans have been announced by authorities around ...

Significant research efforts are considered in the automotive industry on the use of low carbon alternative fuels in order to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and to improve the fuel economy of future vehicles. Some of ...

Considerable efforts have been invested in the automotive industry on electrified powertrains in order to reduce passenger cars’ dependence on fossil fuels. Powertrains electrification resulted in a wide range of mass-production ...

Battery electric buses (BEB) are being recognized as a promising solution to replace diesel bus fleets. However, this technology is still subject to many challenges, namely the limited driving range and high total cost of ...

The electrification of public transport buses is getting more insights, especially in urban areas. The use of Battery electric buses (BEB) results in no tailpipe emissions, which gives BEB an advantage over diesel, hybrid ...