To accelerate the growth of electric mobility and promote sustainability, advances have to be spurred in electric drive solutions, EV charging, and infrastructure, as well as data analytics and security. Despite the numerous environmental benefits of fleet electrification, there still remain many hurdles to their adoption, especially with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Startups globally develop solutions to enable the widespread adoption of EVs by providing efficient batteries and charging infrastructure. At the same time, emerging companies are manufacturing electric vehicles of all sizes to streamline the logistics sector and reduce harmful emissions.

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Figure 1. Electrification

Electrification is shown in figure 1. The future of mobility is imminent. It will take the form of Alternate Fuel Vehicles, for instance, Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Fuel Cell Vehicles. While EV adoption rates are currently low, it’s estimated that by 2030, worldwide EV sales will reach 30 million. [2]

Benefit of Electrification Mobility:

E-mobility has benefits at many levels from the global, to the personal. At the global level, the electrification of transport helps curb climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

As transport currently accounts for around 30% of global final energy demand, the potential for decarbonization is huge. And to meet the ambitions of the Paris Agreement, electrifying public and private transport on land and at sea is inevitable.[3]

Advantages of electromobility:

Electric vehicles are changing the way we move – not only because they are more eco-friendly. An e-car costs more than a comparable gasoline or diesel vehicle – mainly due to the large costs of producing the battery, although its prices have fallen in the past years.

However, electricity is cheaper than fossil fuels. Moreover, electric vehicles require less maintenance and fewer repairs. There’s no need to change the oil and filters, and there are no exhaust systems, timing belts or V-belts. A combustion engine has around 2,500 components that have to be made and assembled – compared with just 250 in an electric motor. E-cars can be serviced quickly by software updates over the air (SOTA). However, that’s also true of all connected cars, in other words, cars with access to the Internet.[4]

The electrification of mobility is a significant trend that is changing the way we think about transportation. Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular, and they offer several benefits over traditional gasoline-powered cars, such as lower operating costs, reduced emissions, and a quieter and smoother ride.

References:

1. https://www.startus-insights.com/innovators-guide/top-10-mobility-industry-trends-innovations-in-2021/
2. https://www.kpit.com/insights/electrification-transforming-mobility-of-the-future/
3. https://www.danfoss.com/en/about-danfoss/insights-for-tomorrow/e-mobility/
4. https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/discoveries/electromobility/

Cite this article:

Gokula Nandhini K (2023), Electrification, AnaTechMaz, pp. 111