Eco design for green car components: The case of an electric vehicle inverter from Fagor Automation Company
- 1 Innovation design centre of Mondragon University
Year of publication: 2013
Pages: 61-62
Congress: SDS2013-Sustainable Development Symposium, 13-15 February 2013, Naples, Italy
Type: Conference paper
Abstract
The European Union in its growth strategy named Europe 2020 define the sustainablegrowth as one of the key issues for the coming decade. A resource efficient, greenerand more competitive economy is the future scenario for Europe [1]. At the same time,INTERREG programme for cooperation among regions in the SUDOE area (France, Spainand Portugal) is driving protection and conservation of the environment through (ERDF)European Regional Development Fund [2]. In this framework, the automotive sector isundergoing a revolution towards more efficient and greener technologies which are drivenby the economical situation, the petroleum shortage and its high price and the increase ofenvironmental concerns. This revolution affects, not just those companies that produce finalproducts, like electric vehicles (EV), but also those that design and produce components forEV
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