Sustainability and Circularity of Vehicles

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

The lecture will not be offered in the 2026/27 winter term.

Lecture Details

Course Details Sustainability and Circularity of Vehicles
Nachhaltigkeit und Zirkularität von Automobilen
Semester Winter semester
Lecturer tbd
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