SAE Update - October 2022 - 18

TECH FOCUS:SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Plotting the path to a sustainable
transportation sector
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The transportation sector has an enormous
demand for resources and energy, is a
major contributor of emissions (i.e.,
greenhouse gases in particular), and is
defined largely by the kind of energy it
uses-be it electric cars, biofuel trucks, or
hydrogen aircraft. Given the size of this
sector, it has a crucial role in combating
climate change and securing sustainability
in its three forms: environmental, societal,
and economic.
In this context, there are many questions
concerning energy options on the path
toward a more sustainable transportation
sector. Is hydrogen the fuel of the future? Is
there enough electricity to power a fully
electric transportation sector? What
happens when millions of electric vehicle
batteries need to be decommissioned?
Which regulatory measures are effective
and appropriate for moving the sector in
the right direction?
True to the nature of SAE EDGE Research
Reports, Energy Options on the Path Toward
a More Sustainable Transportation Future
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
This article is drawn from the
introductory section of Dr. Sven Beiker's
new SAE EDGE Research Report, Energy
Options on the Path Toward a More
Sustainable Transportation Sector. An
expert in the field, Beiker has written
several reports for SAE International.
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October 2022
Energy Options on
the Path Toward a
More Sustainable
Transportation Sector
Sven A. Beiker, PhD
EMERGING ISSUES IN NEW MOBILITY
does not aim to answer all those questions.
It does, however, highlight and discuss the
most pressing issues in terms of what is
simply unanswered at this point. It also
addresses solutions on the horizon which
experts are still debating. Therefore, this
report is directed at practitioners in the
transportation and energy sectors who want
a comprehensive picture assembled by
experts in the fi eld, who wish to better tell
different perspectives apart, and who will
prepare their respective organizations for
what is arguably one of the biggest
transformations in our lifetime. n
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