TY  - JOUR
Y1  - 2021///
TI  - Framing electric mobility for urban sustainability in a circular economy context: An overview of the literature
IS  - 14
KW  - electric field; emission control; fossil fuel; quality of life; sustainability
KW  -  Europe
N2  - The development of electro-mobility is one of the centerpieces of European country at-tempts 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. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
SN  - 20711050
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85110695988&doi=10.3390%2fsu13147786&partnerID=40&md5=2ab8e937a60697ccea0a116735d7009c
A1  - Leal Filho, W.
A1  - Abubakar, I.R.
A1  - Kotter, R.
A1  - Grindsted, T.S.
A1  - Balogun, A.-L.
A1  - Salvia, A.L.
A1  - Aina, Y.A.
A1  - Wolf, F.
N1  - cited By 13
ID  - scholars14768
JF  - Sustainability (Switzerland)
AV  - none
PB  - MDPI AG
VL  - 13
ER  -