Track: Transportation and Traffic

Abstract

Carbon-based emissions from greenhouse gases (GHGs) from transportation make a harmful impact on climate change and human health. The traditional combustion of vehicles make severe consequences on the environment. Electric vehicles are regarded as a key technology to decarbonize the road transport sector for environmental protection and sustainability because the EVs reduce the carbon footprint, dependence on fossil fuels, and noise levels and increase the efficiency of conversion. The research about EVs has significantly increased since 2018 because EVs are used in practical transportation. This paper provides essential information on emerging trends and the Future of research involving EVs. The method used in this paper is to use five stages of screening and the application of VOSviewer for constructing and visualizing bibliometric networks. Based on the results obtained, the most frequently used keywords in research related to electric vehicles are electric vehicle, electric vehicle batteries, and electronic waste. Research on electric vehicle batteries will still be interesting research to discuss in the next few years. In addition, the topic of energy and environment is also a topic that must be raised because the final product from used batteries is still an obstacle for every country that has started to switch from ICE to EV.