Zero-emission Mobility Strategies: Innovation, Diversity, and Integration

The transportation sector accounts for a substantial proportion of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions globally. Electrification of transportation systems has emerged as a promising pathway to achieve sustainability, especially with the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in recent decades. Various types of EVs, particularly battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), have gained considerable attention in research, spanning diverse domains, such as battery management, charging infrastructure planning, charging scheduling and management, vehicle fleet transition, environmental impact analysis, and life-cycle assessment. Nonetheless, there remains a need to explore a broader range of renewable energy resources and technologies (e.g., fuel cells and solar photovoltaics) and transportation modes (e.g., e-bikes, e-scooters, locomotives, drones, and ships) to foster innovation and diversity in zero-emission mobility strategies. It is also essential to encourage the integration of these strategies to enable more efficient, seamless, and cost-effective transportation for both passengers and goods. To fill these research gaps, the virtual special issue (VSI) “Zero-Emission Mobility Strategies: Innovation, Diversity, and Integration” was launched in September 2023 to invite novel contributions.