Electric Mobility and Smart Cities

Dear Colleagues,

Electrical power systems are facing a revolutionary shift to a smart grid paradigm aimed at sustainability. To achieve such an ambitious objective, a set of pertinent technologies have already been identified and are ongoing, including the various trends of electric mobility offering disruptive operation modes, decentralized renewable energy production, and energy storage technologies. These technologies can be viewed from a holistic perspective of smart grids, but other scenarios are also gaining increased attention, such as the case of a cooperative and dynamic integration of these technologies in smart cities. In fact, cities are responsible for around 80% of the world's energy consumption and 75% of all carbon emissions, which highlights the importance of focusing on ushering smart cities toward sustainable electrical power systems. Therefore, the importance of ensuring a strong synergism between electric mobility and smart cities and maintaining a close connection with energy production from renewables, together with energy storage systems, is recognized. The central theme of this Collection is “Electric Mobility and Smart Cities”, for which we are accepting submissions of original papers, including review papers, from researchers, Ph.D. students, and professional communities. The topics of interestinclude, but are not limited to:

• Life-cycle assessment of electric vehicles;
• Economic analysis of electric mobility;
• Environmental impact of electric mobility;
• End-of-life assessment of electric mobility;
• Charging infrastructures and operation modes;
• Electric mobility in distribution power grids and smart grids;
• Power electronics for electric mobility;
• Renewable energy technologies integrated with electric mobility;
• Energy storage technologies integrated with electric mobility;
• Electric mobility and power quality;
• Electric mobility as support for smart cities;
• Demand response and optimized energy management.

Dr. Vítor Monteiro
Dr. Joao L. Afonso
Collection Editors

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