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17/09/2025

🚗 Latest in WEVJ: Tire Dynamics & Vehicle Stability 🛞

Tire Contact Pressure Distribution and Dynamic Analysis Under Rolling Conditions by Xintan Ma, Yugang Wang & Haitao You (World Electr. Veh. J.) explores how tire contact pressure and imprint affect lateral forces, aligning torque, and vehicle handling stability.

🔍 Using nonlinear finite element modeling in Abaqus, the study provides insights for:

- Optimizing tire structure

- Enhancing vehicle handling

- Understanding stress distribution at different roll angles

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Tire contact imprint characteristics and pressure distribution directly affect their lateral mechanical characteristics under rolling conditions, which are the key influencing factors for vehicle handling stability. Based on the nonlinear finite element method, an explicit dynamic model of radial ti...

17/09/2025

🚗⚡ Highly Cited Research Alert!

An Energy Management Strategy and Parameter Optimization of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles by Wenguang Li, Guosheng Feng & Sumei Jia (World Electr. Veh. J.) has attracted significant attention in the field of sustainable mobility. 🌍

🔍 Highlights:

✨Developed a wavelet–fuzzy energy management method to optimize power distribution in FCEVs.

✨Applied particle swarm optimization ( ) to balance fuel economy and system durability.

✨Optimized key parameters (air compressor size, battery & ultracapacitor count) to cut costs, extend battery life, and improve efficiency.

📖 Read the full article: https://brnw.ch/21wVPZo

This study involved a detailed analysis of an energy distribution strategy and the parameters of key components of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). In order to better utilize the advantages of multiple energy sources, the wavelet-fuzzy energy management method was used to adjust the demand power...

15/09/2025

🚛 Latest Publication – Heavy Electric Vehicles & Pavement

The Impact of Weight Distribution in Heavy Battery Electric Vehicles on Pavement Performance: A Preliminary Study
by Konstantinos Gkyrtis
📖 World Electric Vehicle Journal (2025)
👉 https://brnw.ch/21wVM4j

This study explores how battery placement in heavy electric trucks affects asphalt pavement. Results show that weight concentrated on rear axles minimizes road damage, while other distributions can significantly increase fatigue and strain. Essential insights for designing sustainable and durable road infrastructure for HDEVs.

The transition to heavy-duty electric vehicles (HDEVs) offers substantial environmental benefits but raises concerns about increased pavement deterioration due to the added mass of large battery packs. A key research question is whether additional structural demands on road infrastructure could offs...

15/09/2025

🌟 Highly Cited Paper 🌟

Where to Charge Electric Trucks in Europe—Modelling a Charging Infrastructure Network
by Daniel Speth, Verena Sauter & Patrick Plötz
📖 World Electric Vehicle Journal (2022)
👉 https://brnw.ch/21wVLGy

Heavy-duty trucks account for 27% of European transport emissions. This study models fast charging infrastructure for electric trucks across European highways, estimating the number of stations and charging points required under different scenarios. The findings provide valuable insights for future planning of sustainable freight transport.

Heavy-duty trucks account for 27% of the European greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector. To decarbonize road freight transport, the European Union plans to build a fast charging network for trucks. This paper presents two scenarios, covering European highways with charging stations at reg...

12/09/2025

⚡️ Editor’s Choice
Can flexible charging strategies for PHEVs save both energy and the grid? 🔋🚗

Discover how big data analysis helps assess smart charging scenarios for plug-in hybrid cars in Italy:
👉 https://brnw.ch/21wVHRm

World Electric Vehicle Journal

In road transport, most vehicles today still rely on internal combustion engines. However, these engines have lower efficiency and generate higher pollution levels compared to electric motors. Consequently, there is a growing interest in the transition from conventional vehicles to electric ones. Ho...

12/09/2025

🔋⚡ Highly Cited: EV Traction Battery Performance

A deep dive into battery efficiency, charging/discharging, and motor load in electric trucks. Insights could shape the next-gen EV performance!

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🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wVH4G

Electric vehicles are the most innovative and promising area of the automotive industry. The efficiency of a traction battery is an important factor in the performance of an electric vehicle. This paper presents a mathematical model of an electric truck, including modules for the traction battery to...

11/09/2025

Welcome to read the Notable Papers in the Field of Thermal Management in Electric Vehicle published in WEVJ

https://brnw.ch/21wVF5r

11/09/2025

⚡ Highly Cited: Battery EVs vs Fuel Cell EVs

Which future wins? Battery EVs offer lower cost & wide electricity access, Fuel Cell EVs bring fast refueling & long range.

What’s your take on the EV future?

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In the current context of the ban on fossil fuel vehicles (diesel and petrol) adopted by several European cities, the question arises of the development of the infrastructure for the distribution of alternative energies, namely hydrogen (for fuel cell electric vehicles) and electricity (for battery ...

10/09/2025

🚀 Editor’s Choice: Smarter & Safer EV Charging! ⚡

We are excited to highlight the latest breakthrough in electric vehicle charging technology by Xunhui Cheng, Feng Yu, and Linhao Qiu!

Their study introduces a dual-channel electric-drive-reconstructed onboard charger (EDROC) system designed to handle unbalanced battery voltages—a common challenge in modern EVs. ⚡🔋

By implementing an innovative charging torque elimination method, the team ensures safer operation, smoother current flow, and enhanced system reliability. A real prototype confirmed the effectiveness of their approach, bridging cutting-edge theory and practical application.

A must-read for anyone interested in EV technology, advanced chargers, and next-gen electric mobility!

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The idea of electric-drive-reconstructed onboard charger (EDROC) systems, along with the concept of dual-channel charging, offers a novel design, thought to enhance the integration and fault tolerance of the charging system of electric vehicles (EVs). This article investigates a dual-channel EDROC i...

10/09/2025

Editor’s Choice: A Predictive Cabin Conditioning Strategy for Battery Electric Vehicles by Patrick Schutzeich et al.

Can predictive control reduce energy use while keeping BEV cabins comfortable? This study shows up to 40% energy savings with improved comfort and safety.

Read here: https://brnw.ch/21wVCRe

This paper is based on the work presented at EVS36 in Sacramento. The core of the work deals with the cabin climate control of battery electric vehicles (BEV) using model predictive control (MPC) approaches. These aim to reduce the energy demand for cabin air conditioning while maintaining comfort a...

09/09/2025

✨Editors’ Choice: Hardware Implementation of a Resilient Energy Management System for Networked Microgrids

👉This study demonstrates a practical and hardware-validated approach to managing energy in networked microgrids, ensuring resilient operation even under renewable uncertainties and variable loads.

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A networked microgrid is composed of multiple nearby microgrids linked together to gain additional flexibility for resilient operations. Networked microgrids collaborate to prevent power shortages in microgrid clusters by sharing critical renewable and energy storage resources. However, controlling ...

09/09/2025

🚙Editor’s Choice: Review and Evaluation of Automated Charging Technologies for Heavy-Duty Vehicles by Emma Piedel et al.

🔊Which automated charging solutions are ready to power the future of heavy-duty electric transport? This review evaluates static, dynamic, and battery swapping technologies.

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Automated charging technologies are becoming increasingly important in the electrification of heavy road freight transport, especially in combination with autonomous driving. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of automated charging technologies for electric heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). It e...