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Cover Feature: Electrification of Road Transport in Singapore and its Integration into the Power System (Energy Technol. 1/2018)
Author(s) -
Massier Tobias,
Recalde Dante,
Sellmair Reinhard,
Gallet Marc,
Hamacher Thomas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201700946
Subject(s) - megacity , electrification , slogan , commercialization , transport engineering , engineering , business , telecommunications , engineering physics , electrical engineering , electricity , political science , economy , marketing , economics , politics , law
Towards pyrolysis oil commercialization : From the molecule to the megacity—with this slogan, TUMCREATE began its journey seven years ago. The company′s mission during its first five years was to explore how electric mobility could be successfully introduced in Singapore. Outcomes ranged from fundamental findings on new materials for batteries to a fully functional prototype of an electric taxi for tropical megacities with an in‐house designed battery pack that could be charged in 15 minutes for a range of minimum 200 kilometers. For its second five years, TUMCREATE shifted its focus to concepts for electric public transport in Singapore. In this Review, TUMCREATE′s findings are summarized on the impact of electric mobility on Singapore′s power system and what benefits electric vehicles could bring to this modern vibrant city state located close to the equator. More details can be found in the Review by Tobias Massier et al. on page 21 in Issue 1, 2018 ( 10.1002/ente.201700652).