Chapter 10: Electric vehicles and smart grids

Abstract

The growing cost of fossil fuels and the increasing environmental health hazard impacts of the fossil fuels in the conventional vehicles have drawn the attention of the researchers, investors, and the governments to electric vehicles (EVs). For the last few decades, the automotive industry of any country is important not only for the economy but also for research and development. Due to modernity, a large number of vehicles have appeared on the roads. However, the increase in the number of vehicles has increased air pollution around the world. According to the European Union, 28% of carbon dioxide emissions come from the transport sector, while 70% come from road transport. Therefore, ...

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