This book provides insights into current research topics of powertrains for the next generation of electric vehicles as well as related vehicle components (e-axles, transmissions, brake systems, etc.). Further, as the interaction with the charging infrastructure becomes more and more important, also the topic charging is discussed in detail. Finally, communication and control not just within the vehicles but also with the infrastructure are needed and are treated in this book.

Chapter “Towards digitalisation of the charging value chain” and Chapter “Definition of a set of indicators for the EV impact assessment” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.