World Electr. Veh. J., Volume 15, Issue 3 (March 2024) Released

Dear Readers, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following issue of World Electric Vehicle Journal: World Electr. Veh. J., Volume 15, Issue 3 (March 2024) Highlights Read our recent reviews collection here. Read our Editor's Choice Articles here, which have been selected based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Read our Most Cited & Viewed papers here. General Review: SLAM Meets NeRF: A Survey of Implicit SLAM Methods Kaiyun Yang, Yunqi Cheng, Zonghai Chen and Jikai Wang World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 85; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030085 Review: Sustainable Vehicles for Decarbonizing the Transport Sector: A Comparison of Biofuel, Electric, Fuel Cell and Solar-Powered Vehicles Vennapusa Jagadeeswara Reddy, N. P. Hariram, Rittick Maity, Mohd Fairusham Ghazali and Sudhakar Kumarasamy World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 93; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030093 Review: A Review of Decision-Making and Planning for Autonomous Vehicles in Intersection Environments Shanzhi Chen, Xinghua Hu, Jiahao Zhao, Ran Wang and Min Qiao World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 99; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030099 Review: A Review of Capacity Allocation and Control Strategies for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations with Integrated Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems Ming Yao, Danning Da, Xinchun Lu and Yuhang Wang World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 101; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030101 Review: Wireless Charging for Electric Vehicles: A Survey and Comprehensive Guide Mohammad Rabih, Maen Takruri, Mohammad Al-Hattab, Amal A. Alnuaimi and Mouza R. Bin Thaleth World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 118; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030118 Article: Joint Estimation of State of Charge and State of Health of Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Stacking Machine Learning Algorithm Yuqi Dong, Kexin Chen, Guiling Zhang and Ran Li World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 75; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030075 Article: Sizing of Autonomy Source Battery–Supercapacitor Vehicle with Power Required Analyses Juliana Lopes, José Antenor Pomilio and Paulo Augusto Valente Ferreira World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 76; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030076 Article: Statistical Risk and Performance Analyses on Naturalistic Driving Trajectory Datasets for Traffic Modeling Ruixue Zong, Ying Wang, Juan Ding and Weiwen Deng World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 77; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030077 Article: Modification of the In-Wheel Motor Housing and Its Effect on Temperature Reduction Muhammad Hasan Albana, Harus Laksana Guntur and Ary Bachtiar Khrisna Putra World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 78; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030078 Article: BANULA—A Novel DLT-Based Approach for EV Charging with High Level of User Comfort and Role-Specific Data Transparency for All Parties Involved Daniel Stetter, Tobias Höpfer, Marc Schmid, Ines Sturz, Simon Falkenberger and Nadja Knoll World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 79; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030079 Article: Optimization of Electric Vehicle Routes Considering Multi-Temperature Co-Distribution in Cold Chain Logistics with Soft Time Windows Meiling He, Mei Yang, Wenqing Fu, Xiaohui Wu and Kazuhiro Izui World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 80; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030080 Article: Improved Car-Following Model for Connected Vehicles on Curved Multi-Lane Road Xu Han, Minghui Ma, Shidong Liang, Jufen Yang and Chaoteng Wu World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 82; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030082 Article: Research on the Multi-Mode Composite Braking Control Strategy of Electric Wheel-Drive Multi-Axle Heavy-Duty Vehicles Shiwei Xu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Yuan Jiao, Lulu Wei, Jingjing He and Xinyu Zeng World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 83; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030083 Article: Multi-Use Optimization of a Depot for Battery-Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks Florian Biedenbach and Kai Strunz World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 84; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030084 Article: Simulation-Based Assessment of Energy Consumption of Alternative Powertrains in Agricultural Tractors Antti Lajunen, Klaus Kivekäs, Vincent Freyermuth, Ram Vijayagopal and Namdoo Kim World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 86; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030086 Article: A Rotor Position Detection Method for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors Based on Variable Gain Discrete Sliding Mode Observer Mingchen Luan, Yun Zhang, Xiaowei Li and Fenghui Xu World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 87; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030087 Article: Investigation of Low-Frequency Data Significance in Electric Vehicle Drivetrain Durability Development Mingfei Li, Fabian Kai-Dietrich Noering, Yekta Öngün, Michael Appelt and Roman Henze World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 88; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030088 Article: Distributed Intelligent Vehicle Path Tracking and Stability Cooperative Control Zhaoxue Deng, Yangrui Zhang and Shuen Zhao World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 89; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030089 Article: Dynamic Programming of Electric Vehicle Reservation Charging and Battery Preheating Strategies Considering Time-of-Use Electricity Price Bo Zhu, Chengwu Bao, Mingyao Yao and Zhengchun Qi World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 90; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030090 Article: Carbon Footprint Enhancement of an Agricultural Telehandler through the Application of a Fuel Cell Powertrain Valerio Martini, Francesco Mocera and Aurelio Somà World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 91; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030091 Article: A Fuzzy Logic Control-Based Approach for Real-Time Energy Management of the Fuel Cell Electrical Bus Considering the Durability of the Fuel Cell System Juan Du, Xiaozhang Zhao, Xiaodong Liu, Gang Liu and Yanfeng Xiong World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 92; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030092 Article: Magnetic Field Analysis and Development of Disk Axial–Radial Hybrid Excitation Generator for Range Extenders in Extended-Range Electric Vehicles Jianwei Ma World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 94; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030094 Article: Adaptive MPC-Based Lateral Path-Tracking Control for Automatic Vehicles Shaobo Yang, Yubin Qian, Wenhao Hu, Jiejie Xu and Hongtao Sun World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 95; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030095 Article: Interactive Vehicle Trajectory Prediction for Highways Based on a Graph Attention Mechanism Zhenyu Song and Yubin Qian World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 96; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030096 Article: Finding Attractive Electric-Vehicle-Charging Locations with Photovoltaic System Integration Elias Dörre, Timotheus Klein and Michael von Bonin World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 97; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030097 Article: Systemic Evaluation of PV Self-Consumption Optimization Using Electric Vehicles Kirstin Ganz, Timo Kern and Michael Hinterstocker World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 98; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030098 Article: Electric Trolley Prototype for Goods and People Transport on Ziplines Ettore Bianco, Claudio Giannuzzi, Andrés Felipe Corredor Pablos, Vicente Alfredo Peña Reyes and Davide Berti Polato World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 100; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030100 Article: BI-TST_YOLOv5: Ground Defect Recognition Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv5 Model Jiahao Qin, Xiaofeng Yang, Tianyi Zhang and Shuilan Bi World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 102; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030102 Article: Predicting the Torque Demand of a Battery Electric Vehicle for Real-World Driving Maneuvers Using the NARX Technique Muhammed Alhanouti and Frank Gauterin World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 103; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030103 Article: Inclined Obstacle Recognition and Ranging Method in Farmland Based on Improved YOLOv8 Xianghai Yan, Bingxin Chen, Mengnan Liu, Yifan Zhao and Liyou Xu World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 104; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030104 Article: Reuse of Retired Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs) for Electric Vehicles (EVs) from the Perspective of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Taiwan Yu-Sen Chuang, Hong-Ping Cheng and Chin-Chi Cheng World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 105; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030105 Article: Design and Implementation of Improved Gate Driver Circuit for Sensorless Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Control Indra Ferdiansyah and Tsuyoshi Hanamoto World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 106; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030106 Article: Research on Vehicle Frame Optimization Methods Based on the Combination of Size Optimization and Topology Optimization Qun He, Xinning Li, Wenjie Mao, Xianhai Yang and Hu Wu World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 107; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030107 Article: Indicators of Potential Use of Electric Vehicles in Urban Areas: A Real-Life Survey-Based Study in Hail, Saudi Arabia Abdulmohsen A. Al-fouzan and Radwan A. Almasri World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 108; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030108 Article: Numerical Study of Reinforced Aluminum Composites for Steering Knuckles in Last-Mile Electric Vehicles Carlos Santana, Luis Reyes-Osorio, Jesus Orona-Hinojos, Lizbeth Huerta, Alfredo Rios and Patricia Zambrano-Robledo World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 109; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030109 Article: Design and Implementation of a Wireless Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicles Vekil Sari World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 110; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030110 Article: Marketing Strategy and Preference Analysis of Electric Cars in a Developing Country: A Perspective from the Philippines John Robin R. Uy, Ardvin Kester S. Ong and Josephine D. German World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 111; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030111 Article: An Investigation of Representative Customer Load Collectives in the Development of Electric Vehicle Drivetrain Durability Mingfei Li, Fabian Kai-Dietrich Noering, Yekta Öngün, Michael Appelt and Roman Henze World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 112; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030112 Article: Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaics—A Case Study for Berlin Philipp Hoth, Ludger Heide, Alexander Grahle and Dietmar Göhlich World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 113; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030113 Article: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Battery and Fuel Cell Electric Cars, Trucks, and Buses Anne Magdalene Syré, Pavlo Shyposha, Leonard Freisem, Anton Pollak and Dietmar Göhlich World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 114; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030114 Article: A Digitalized Methodology for Co-Design Structural and Performance Optimization of Battery Modules Theodoros Kalogiannis, Md Sazzad Hosen, Joeri Van Mierlo, Peter Van Den Bossche and Maitane Berecibar World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 115; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030115 Article: Comparative Analysis of Following Distances in Different Adaptive Cruise Control Systems at Steady Speeds Dilshad Mohammed and Balázs Horváth World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 116; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030116 Article: A Study on Reducing Traffic Congestion in the Roadside Unit for Autonomous Vehicles Using BSM and PVD Sangmin Lee, Jinhyeok Oh, Minchul Kim, Myongcheol Lim, Keon Yun, Heesun Yun, Chanmin Kim and Juntaek Lee World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 117; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030117 Article: Design and Optimisation of a 5 MW Permanent Magnet Vernier Motor for Podded Ship Propulsion Nima Arish, Maarten J. Kamper and Rong-Jie Wang World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 119; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030119 Article: Position Estimation Method for Unmanned Tracked Vehicles Based on a Steering Dynamics Model Weijian Jia, Xixia Liu, Chuanqing Zhang, Dabing Xue and Shaoliang Zhang World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 120; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030120 Article: Data Acquisition and Performance Analysis during Real-Time Driving of a Two-Wheeler Electric Vehicle—A Case Study Divyakumar Bhavsar, Ramesh Kaipakam Jaychandra and Mayank Mittal World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 121; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030121 Article: Integrated Path Following and Lateral Stability Control of Distributed Drive Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle Feng Zhao, Jiexin An, Qiang Chen and Yong Li World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 122; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030122 Article: Visual Odometry Based on Improved Oriented Features from Accelerated Segment Test and Rotated Binary Robust Independent Elementary Features Di Wu, Zhihao Ma, Weiping Xu, Haifeng He and Zhenlin Li World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 123; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030123 Systematic Review: Public Transport Decarbonization: An Exploratory Approach to Bus Electrification Paulo J. G. Ribeiro, Gabriel Dias and José F. G. Mendes World Electr. Veh. J. 2024, 15(3), 81; DOI: 10.3390/wevj15030081 Special Issues Open for Submissions Design and Control of Electrical Machines in Electric Vehicles, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2024) Advances in Electrification and Thermal Management of Propulsion Systems (Deadline: 30 April 2024) Electric Vehicle Crash Safety Design (Deadline: 1 May 2024) Intelligent Modelling & Simulation Technology of E-Mobility (Deadline: 30 May 2024) Theory, Method and Application of New Energy and Intelligent Transportation (Deadline: 31 May 2024) To access the full list of Special Issues, please click here Recent Special Issue Reprint Advanced X-by-Wire Technologies in Design, Control and Measurement for Vehicular Electrified Chassis Yong Li, Xing Xu, Lin Zhang, Yechen Qin and Yang Lu (Eds.) 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