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Framing Electric Mobility for Urban Sustainability in a Circular Economy Context: An Overview of the Literature

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  • Walter Leal Filho

    (Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management”, European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 21033 Hamburg, Germany
    Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK)

  • Ismaila Rimi Abubakar

    (College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia)

  • Richard Kotter

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK)

  • Thomas Skou Grindsted

    (Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark)

  • Abdul-Lateef Balogun

    (Geospatial Analysis and Modelling Research Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia)

  • Amanda Lange Salvia

    (Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Passo Fundo, São José 99052-900, Brazil)

  • Yusuf A. Aina

    (Department of Geomatics Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College, Yanbu 41912, Saudi Arabia)

  • Franziska Wolf

    (Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management”, European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 21033 Hamburg, Germany)

Abstract

The development of electro-mobility is one of the centerpieces of European country attempts to reduce carbon emissions and increase the quality of life in cities. The goals of reducing emissions from the transport sector and phasing out fossil-fueled vehicles in (urban) transport by 2050 present unrivaled opportunities to foster electro-mobility. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature and provides a detailed analysis of the current development of electro-mobility in Europe, assessing social, economic, and environmental aspects under a circular economy (CE) context. It also examines the existing challenges and suggests ways of addressing them towards improving the environmental performance of electro-mobility and the urban quality of life. The paper argues that a narrow technology-only agenda in electro-mobility will be less successful without the imperative of the CE, including not just materials and resources but also energy, to unlock the medium-term co-benefits of de-carbonization of both the transport as well as the building and energy sectors. The paper critically reviews some of the anticipated future developments that may guide the growth of this rapidly growing field into a CE.

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  • Walter Leal Filho & Ismaila Rimi Abubakar & Richard Kotter & Thomas Skou Grindsted & Abdul-Lateef Balogun & Amanda Lange Salvia & Yusuf A. Aina & Franziska Wolf, 2021. "Framing Electric Mobility for Urban Sustainability in a Circular Economy Context: An Overview of the Literature," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-23, July.
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