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Electric Mobility: Key Technology to Decarbonize the Economy and Improve Air Quality

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Affordable and Clean Energy

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Electric mobility deals with sorts of transportation (two-wheel vehicles, cars, trucks, buses, trains, ships, airplanes) in which electricity is used to supply electric motors to provide, partially or totally, the mechanical power required to produce motion.

Introduction

Different forms of transportation are required in all economic sectors, and the twentieth century witnessed a massive growth in all sectors, with particular emphasis on road and air travel. The development of sustainable transportation appears to be a key condition to promote the improvement of the quality of life of a growing population around the world.

During the past century, oil-based derivatives supplied the bulk of this transportation growth, leading to large growth, not only of oil consumption but also of the associated environmental emissions. These emissions (such as NOx, CO, SO2, VOCs, and particles) are a cause of concern because of their impact on air quality, which in large urban areas...

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  1. Institute of Systems and Robotics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Joaquim Delgado, Pedro Moura & Aníbal T. de Almeida

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Correspondence to Aníbal T. de Almeida .

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Amanda Lange Salvia

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. Department of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

    Haruna Musa Moda

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Delgado, J., Moura, P., de Almeida, A.T. (2020). Electric Mobility: Key Technology to Decarbonize the Economy and Improve Air Quality. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_127-1

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