CONTENTS VOLUME 39 ISSUE 10 10 Commentary 2 Digital standards are our future TECH FOCUS: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 6 Globalizing sustainable mobility It's not just going electric. 10 Flying toward a sustainable future Airbus VP talks carbon neutrality and workforce diversity in AeroTech speech. 13 SAE International announces the SAE Heavy-Duty Diesel Symposium is coming back next year Join us at the Heavy-Duty Diesel Sustainable Transport Symposium in Gothenburg, Sweden on May 3-4, 2023, at the Chalmers Conference Centre. 14 Driving sustainability with evolving battery chemistries 18 Plotting the path to a sustainable transportation sector 20 Sustainability is a lifecycle mindset Industry leaders seek to standardize what the often-hyperbolic term 'sustainable' means for suppliers, OEMs, and their products. 22 Decorated SAE Fellow gives sustainability the attention it deserves On the cover Zeroavia has placed a big bet on hydrogen as a fuel to reduce the carbon footprint in the skies. The Boeing Company UPDATE October 2022 1 14 Standards & Committees 26 Two new standards for sustainability in the skies Awards 28 Accolades for engineer all-stars Events 30 Share your ideas to move the mobility industry forward SAE Foundation 31 SAE Foundation fuels STEM programs for 3,330 students this fall Advertising 32 Classified advertising 26