Sustainability and Circularity of Vehicles

This lecture covers the dimensions of sustainability in automotive and their impacts on engineering of vehicles.

Lecture Details

Course Details	Sustainability and Circularity of Vehicles Nachhaltigkeit und Zirkularität von Automobilen
Semester	Summer semester
Lecturer	Dr. Matteo Carrara, Senior Manager Sustainability Strategy, BMW Group
Language	German
Description	Dimensions of sustainability Regulatory framework (e.g. ESG, REACH, Supply Chain Act, CO2 fleet targets, ELV Directive, EU Data Act,…) & Corporate Sustainability Strategy Effects on the development of vehicles (e.g. evaluation criteria, decision-making processes, and examples of technological implementations) Effects on production & supply chain (e.g. global energy and material availability, transformation of value chains) Future mobility in cities (e.g. new vehicle and service concepts)Chip architectures, design methods, manufacturing technologies and role allocation in the semiconductor industry Technological innovations as enablers (e.g. battery electric mobility, synthetic fuels and hydrogen)
Date and location of lecture	The lecture will not be offered in the 2026/27 winter term.
Course Material	online: Moodle (for signed in students only)
Date of exam	online: Moodle (for signed in students only)
Further info	Course Schedule