Quote
K. Klingebiel, D. Fruhner, M. Toth, and K. Pawlikowski, How electrified car concepts effect automotive logistics. Dortmund: Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, 2018 [Online]. Available: https://publica.fraunhofer.de/entities/publication/a8ae2680-c6ea-4760-9fcf-494259d46b7f
Content
Current trends, in particular the electrification of the car - as a sustainable concept within the automotive industry - cause changes of many components beside battery systems or power electronics as key components in the field of e-mobility. The analysis of scientific literature and interviews processed in cooperation with OEMs, suppliers, research institutes on characteristics of electric cars have shown radical changes in the ""future car"". As these changes effect the supply chain of a car, impacts concerning the logistics-relevant characteristics have to be identified.